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New U.S. Visa Policy Affects International Students
Updates to regulation 8 CFR 103.2(b)(8) will take effect on September 11, 2018, but what exactly is this regulation? In short, this is the regulation that determines the criteria for USCIS to issue a Request for Evidence (RFE) or Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID) if you do not provide all the necessary visa information up front. In addition, the new policy memo gives the USCIS adjudicator “full discretion to deny applications, petitions, or requests” without requesting additional evidence.
This means that it is important to get your visa application right the first time, and to include all of the necessary information and documents upon filing.
How Will the New Visa Policy Affect International Students?
For F-1 student visa applicants and visa holders, the policy could have an impact at the initial visa interview. You could also be affected you if you are applying for:
- Work authorization based on economic hardship: If you are experiencing extreme economic hardship, you may apply to USCIS for authorization to work off campus.
- Reinstatement: If you allow your F-1 visa to become out-of-status, then you must apply for reinstatement to regain valid status.
International students bring economic benefits to the UK!
International students are worth £20bn to the UK economy, says a report from the Higher Education Policy Institute.
The analysis says on top of tuition fees, their spending has become a major factor in supporting local economies.
London alone gains £4.6bn – with Sheffield the biggest beneficiary in proportion to its economy.
The think tank’s director, Nick Hillman, says the figures support calls to remove students from immigration targets.
There are about 230,000 students arriving each year for university courses in the UK – most of them postgraduates, with China the most common country of origin.
“Fewer international students would mean a lot fewer jobs in all areas of the UK, because international students spend money in their universities, in their local economies,” he says.
“It is literally the sandwich shops, the bike shops, the taxi firms; it is the night clubs, it’s the bookshops.
“Without international students, some of the local companies might go bust. Some of the local resident population would lose their jobs,” says Mr Hillman.
The Higher Education Policy Institute, which carried out the study with education company Kaplan, argues that the UK should have a more positive approach to students from overseas – and separate them from the wider debate about immigration.
Source : BBCeducation