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- F-1 and M-1 (non-academic and vocational students) visa holders planning to take online classes only will not be allowed to remain in the U.S.
- The State Department would not issue visas to students, who were going to be taking all their classes online due to the pandemic.
- Administration is saying that they are complying with a regulation that does not allow students in F-1 status to be in online classes.
- Students are facing the possibility of falling out of valid immigration status.
- Those whose colleges and universities were moving to an online only model would therefore have to leave the country or find another way to stay in status.
- Difficult situation for students is exacerbated by the unprecedented disruption to international travel.
- India will raise the issue with US government.
- India is 2nd largest source of foreign students, with China being the 1st.
- Close to 2 Lakh students are studying in US.
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