USCIS Revises U.S. F-1 Visa Policy

On August 27, the United States changed the rules for foreigners with F-1 visas. After the publication of official changes, they had to reconfirm their status through the I-20 form after five months of absence from the country (otherwise, the foreigner would lose his status as a student in America). However, in November, the authors of the initiative again softened their position on students with F-1 visas. USCIS made concessions due to the mass indignation of universities, which began to worry about the comfort and prospects of their foreign students, because many of them with such a visa leave for internships and exchange courses in other countries for six months or a year.