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USA TO TIGhTEN RUlES ON STUDENT
OvERSTAYS
The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS)
has posted a new policy memorandum tightening
rules on how ‘unlawful presence’ will be calculated.
Under the new arrangements, due to come into
effect from August 9, international students on F
(academic), M (vocational) or J (exchange) visas
will start to accrue unlawful presence the day after
Un
a course or authorised activity is completed or is no Under existing rules, students with ‘duration der existing rules, students with ‘duration
longer being pursued. of stay’ status start to accrue unlawful presence f stay’ status start to accrue unlawful presence
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Individuals that accrue more than 180 days of the day after USCIS fi nd a non-immigrant
unlawful presence during a single stay and then status violation while adjudicating requests for
depart may be subject to bars to further admission, another benefi t, or the day after an immigration
USCIS said. judge orders an applicant excluded, deported or
USCIS Director, L. Francis Cissna, said, “F, J removed from the country.
and M non-immigrants are admitted to the United Jill Welch, Deputy Executive Director for Public
States for a specifi c purpose, and when that Policy at NAFSA www.nafsa.org, said the policy
purpose is ended, we expect them to depart, or to abandoned 20 years of agency interpretation and
obtain another, lawful immigration status.” was a “solution to a non-issue”. Read more at:

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