In a Broadcast Message, theStudent and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) has announced it will extend its guidance originally issued in March2020 for the 2022-23 academic year.
SEVP has also extended theguidance in its FAQs for SEVP Stakeholders about COVID-19 to the 2022-23academic year.
Thus, the followingallowances for continuing and new nonimmigrant students will be extended forthe 2022-23 academic year:
- Continuing Students
o Nonimmigrant students who were in valid F-1 orM-1 nonimmigrant status on March 9, 2020 are permitted to engage in either ahybrid or fully online program of study beyond the regulatory limit for the2022-23 academic year, provided they have not otherwise violated the terms of theirnonimmigrant status.
- Initial Students
o New or initial nonimmigrant students who were notenrolled in a program of study on March 9, 2020 will not be able to enter theUnited States as a nonimmigrant student for the 2022-23 academic year if theircourse of study is fully online.
o A new student is, however, permitted to engage ina hybrid program with some requirement for in-person learning, even with onlinecomponents beyond the regulatory limit, for the 2022-23 academic year.
SEVP’s current policyguidance and frequently asked questions can be found online at https://www.ice.gov/coronavirus