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July 13, 2020

Foreign students weigh studying in person vs. losing visas

  • Many U.S. universities have come to depend on the revenue from more than 1 million international students, who typically pay higher tuition.
  • By SUMAN NAISHADHAM, CHEYANNE MUMPHREY and HILARY POWELL
    Associated Press

    PHOENIX — International students worried about a new immigration policy that could potentially cost them their visas say they feel stuck between being unnecessarily exposed during the coronavirus pandemic and being able to finish their studies in America.

    Students from countries as diverse as India, China and Brazil told The Associated Press they are scrambling to devise plans after federal immigration authorities notified colleges last week that international students must leave the U.S. or transfer to another college if their schools operate entirely online this fall.


     
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