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Read full news stories online... Cardiff Sixth Form College
www.studytravel.network announced it will open an A-level
centre in Cambridge.
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Brazilian agency association Belta
unveiled a new board for the
US withdraws plans for student next term, with Alexandre Argenta,
visa limits Director of TravelMate, becoming the
lAnguAge secondAry tertiAry AssociAted new President. bit.ly/36WTmU4
he US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has offi cially
withdrawn proposals to place fi xed limits on student visas, a International House Torquay
Tmove widely welcomed by the international education industry. moved into the secondary
The changes, proposed under the Trump administration, would sector with the launch of IGCSEs
have replaced the ‘Duration of Status’ system for students and under the new The International
introduced fi xed, renewable terms for student visas and a maximum School, Torquay brand. bit.ly/3rt5yW2
24 months of English language study.
DHS has now given offi cial notice that the policy has been with-
drawn. Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, EC English launched web
wrote, “In response to the NPRM [Notice of Proposed Rule Making], development and coding
DHS received more than 32,000 comments during the 30-day public courses in partnership with
comment period. More than 99 per cent of commenters opposed the DEVBLOC. bit.ly/3x6vo3C
proposed rule with many commenters specifi cally requesting that
DHS withdraw the NPRM.”
Dr Esther D. Brimmer, Executive Director and CEO of NAFSA: Centre International
Association of International Educators www.nafsa.org, said, “NAFSA D’Antibes launched new themed
is pleased that today the Biden Administration offi cially withdrew the programmes. bit.ly/2UIQjMT
proposed rule to eliminate duration of status (D/S) for F students and
J exchange visitors. We have been working toward this outcome since
October 2018 when the proposal to eliminate D/S fi rst appeared on Education New Zealand
the Regulatory Agenda.” partnered with FutureLearn to
EnglishUSA www.englishusa.org Executive Director, Cheryl Delk-Le off er free online courses to
Good, told StudyTravel Magazine, “EnglishUSA is proud of the individu- showcase NZ providers.
als and associations who stepped up to express concern about the bit.ly/2WdnB7f
elimination of Duration of
Status for F-1 student visas.
“Given that students ILSC’s Greystone College
come to the U.S. often to launched new digital marketing
pursue a long-term path of programmes. bit.ly/3iyo8Ic
language learning followed
by degree or certifi cate
study, the proposal was US J-1 sponsor Intrax acquired
unwelcoming and would have UK-based youth travel organisation
negatively impacted the Invasion Camp Group.
Photo above: Lev Radin / Shutterstock.com industry.” bit.ly/3znDLsM bit.ly/3y3sXzT

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