New US visa rules and Impact on Indian Students.
                     New US visa rules and Impact on 
Indian Students
Introduction
• The United States on Monday said it would not permit remote understudies to stay in the nation if 
the entirety of their classes are moved online in the fall in light of the coronavirus emergency. 
• The move has made a dire problem for a great many worldwide understudies, including Indians.
Source: Deccan Herald
Impact 1
• The new rule to impact severely to the thousands of Indian Students who are on the F1 
or M1 Visa for their studies in United Nations of America.
Source: twitter
Impact 2
• After China, India has sent the maximum number of students around (2.5 Lakh) to the USA for 
studies in 2017 and 2018. As per, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), the number 
was increasing yearly basis. 
• Now, Indian parents and students will not to dare to think for higher studies in USA anymore.
Source: Times of India
Impact 3
• As per the rule, Indian students have to return from USA. 
• Meanwhile the international flights are suspended till July 31 due to COVID-19 pandemic. This will 
be an extra burden to the students.
Source: The Quint
Impact 4
• The new rule from Trump administration, has also put many Indian students into jeopardy who 
could be planning optional practical training, to enable them along with all the international 
students in the US to work upon post-completion of their studies.
Source: Deccan Herald
Impact 5
• Though the students, had already paid for online classes, returning back to India, they would have 
to attend the classes online only.
• The reimbursement criteria is still unclear.
Source: The Quint
Impact 6
• The rude administration has made the Indian students think twice to join in the USA as a student 
and also there is a raising safety dilemma because of the ongoing protests.
Source: HuffPost India
Impact 7
• M1 vocational program students and F1 English language training program students will not be 
allowed to sit in the online classes and this is harsh. 
• They also fear they might not be called back anymore.
Source: TOI
Impact 8
• Indian parents are afraid, that the rule may not turn their students to depressed ones.
• It is also expected that the suicidal rate may go up due to such unexpected imposes. 
Source: World.edu
Impact 9
• Good news is that, the new rule is not hampering students taking classes in person. It is not going 
to affect the F1 students taking a partial online course, as long as their university certifies the 
students instruction is not completely online.
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