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疫情下回国,未来还能返美继续学业吗?

在美国学习期间,由于医疗和经济原因,在某些情况下,您必须回国,并在自己的祖国参加实习。如果您打算休学一个学期或更长时间,则必须谨记“ F-1学生签证5个月规则”。F-1学生签证5个月规则来自8 CFR 214.2(f)(4) ,该条款允许F-1签证持有人在“缺席5个月或更短时间”时重新进入美国这项政策的解释方式是,国际学生出境少于5个月后可以重新进入美国。现在,如果您出国超过5个月了该怎么办?特别是,由于疫情原因回国的学生有许多,离境超过5个月后他们还能返美继续学业吗?在这篇文章中,我们将讨论与5个月规则有关的签证续签,I-20签发和COVID-19更新。

Temporary absence. An F-1 student returning to the United States from a temporary absence of five months or less may be readmitted for attendance at a Service-approved educational institution

8 CFR 214.2(F)(4)

暂时缺席五个月或更短时间内返回美国的F-1学生可被教育机构重新录取。

8 CFR 214.2(F)(4)

内容摘要


F-1签证5个月规则和I-20

根据政府合作伙伴 – 学生和交流访问者计划(SEVP)的指南,出国超过五个月的学生需要获取新的I-20表格并再次支付I-901 SEVIS的费用。因此,对于F-1签证持有者来说,提前与他们的国际学生顾问保持联系并讨论他们的学术计划是很重要的。您应该记住的一件事是,您距离SEVIS记录终止日期只有14天的时间离开该国。在签证方面,SEVP明确指出,只要原始签证有效学生就无需申请新签证

… However, if a student has been out of the United States for more than five consecutive months (and not on study abroad), they will need to obtain a new Form I-20, “Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status,” and pay the I-901 SEVIS Fee again. Again, the student would only need to apply for a new visa if their original visa was no longer valid.

…Students returning to the United States to resume their studies after an authorized temporary absence will not need to renew their visa, if the visa is still valid. The U.S. Department of State’s policy is that a student does not need to apply for a new F-1 visa if the student’s current visa is still valid, regardless of length of time outside the United States.

QUESTIONS FROM DSOS: DO STUDENTS RETURNING FROM TEMPORARY ABSENCES NEED NEW VISAS?

…但是,如果一个学生连续五个月不在美国  (并且不在国外学习项目-Study aboard),则需要取得新的I-20表格 “非移民学生身份资格证书”,以及  再次支付I-901 SEVIS费用。同样, 如果原签证不再有效,则学生需要申请新签证。

… 如果签证仍然有效,在授权的短暂缺勤后返回美国继续学习的学生无需续签签证。美国国务院的政策是,如果学生的当前签证仍然有效,则学生无需申请新的F-1签证,无论在境外的时间长短如何

DSO的问题:暂时缺勤返回的学生是否需要新签证?

由于准入决定由CBP(美国海关和边境保护局)官员做出,因此了解CBP关于5个月规则的信息很重要。简而言之,CBP与SEVP具有相同的观点。CBP要求SEVIS记录是最新的,I-20必须签名。关于签证,美国海关边防总署还指出,离开美国超过5个月的学生如果已经拥有有效签证,则无需重新申请。

the SEVIS record must be up-to-date, the I-20 must be signed, and the student’s visa must still be valid.…But CBP does not require them to apply for and receive a new visa if the one that they have is still valid.

NAFSA/CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION LIAISON CALL

… SEVIS记录必须是最新的,I-20必须签名,并且学生签证仍然有效…但CBP并没有要求重新申请新的签证,如果签证仍然有效。

NAFSA /海关与边境保护

COVID-19将会如何影响该规则

现在我们知道,连续5个月以上在美国境外居住的学生都需要获得新的I-20表格。那么因冠状病毒爆发而不得不回国的一群学生呢?美国移民和海关执法部门于4月份更新了SEVP相关者关于COVID-19常见问题,并宣布,回到家中完成在线学习课程的外国学生将保持活跃状态​​。对于那些仍处于活跃状态的人,“五个月的临时缺勤规定”将不适用。因此,拥有有效签证的学生可以在2020年秋季入学申请重新入学,尽管他们已经离开美国超过5个月了。但是,对于因美国大使馆关闭而无法找到飞往美国的航班或无法申请新签证的学生,尚未讨论相关政策变更。

Under current conditions, if an active F student leaves the United States to complete the spring term online, their SEVIS record should remain in Active status and not be terminated. While the temporary measures related to COVID-19 are in place, students deemed to be maintaining status if they are making normal progress in their course of study. For that reason, the five-month temporary absence provision addressed in 8.C.F.R.214.2(f)(4) will not apply for students who remain in Active status.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR SEVP STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT COVID-19

在当前情况下,如果在职F学生离开美国在网上完成春季学期,则其SEVIS记录应保持在Active状态且不会被终止。尽管已制定了与COVID-19相关的临时措施,但如果学生在学习过程中取得正常进展,则被视为保持身份。因此,8.C.F.R.214.2(f)(4)条中规定的五个月临时缺勤规定将不适用于处于活跃状态的学生。

SEVP相关者关于COVID-19常见问题

在此篇文章中,说明了F-1签证持有者五个月的暂时缺勤规则。原始规定要求学生获得新的I-20(因此,学生在失去合法身份前,应联系其国际学生顾问以终止其以前的SEVIS记录 – therefore, students should reach out to their international student advisor to terminate their previous SEVIS record BEFORE they get out of status)。但是,除非签证已过期或即将过期(并且您想为了安全起见),否则学生无需申请新签证。在疫情期间,学生通过在线成功完成学业将不会影响F-1签证,因为其仍被视为处于学生状态。

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