Update on the Return to Standard I-20 Regulations

Greetings, international students!

We hope you are having a great summer whether you are taking a break, 上课, working or perhaps some combination of the three!

With the fall 2023 semester right around the corner, we wanted to share with you an important update from the U.S. government specifically concerning those of you with an active I-20.

5月12日，美国总统奥巴马.S. government’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) sent a broadcast message to U.S. universities announcing that COVID-related flexibilities relating to student visas will end upon completion of the summer session. 结果是, beginning this August with the start of the fall 2023 semester, pre-COVID regulations relating to student visas for bet365中文大学 students will be permanently back in place.

This change will affect bet365中文大学 students who are studying with an I-20 in two important ways:

• Online class allowance: Beginning fall 2023, international students with an I-20 can take one online class that will count toward the full-time requirement. All other classes taken to meet the requirement must be face-to-face on the Berrien Springs campus.
• Required presence on the Berrien Springs campus: To maintain an I-20 in active status, students must be physically present on the Berrien Springs campus as full-time students in both the fall and spring semesters (and in summer if the summer is the first time 上课 on the Berrien Springs campus).

If you are an bet365中文大学 student studying remotely from outside of the United States, 这些你.S. visa requirements do not apply to you and you are free to take as many online classes as your program of study qualifies you to take. 然而, once you plan to come to the Berrien Springs campus to study in person, you will then need an I-20. When it is time to begin the I-20 process, you can do that by emailing isfs@volamdolong.com.

Please feel free to reach out to either one of us if you have any questions about this return to standard SEVP I-20 regulations. You can also visit the Office of International Student Services 网站 to review ongoing updates and to find additional information regarding visas and I-20s, 维护状态, and life on the Berrien Springs campus as an international student.

We offer our prayers and best wishes to you for the remainder of these summer months, and we are looking forward to serving you in the new school year!

愿一切都好！

基督教斯图尔特
Associate Dean for International Education

Silmara费雷拉
International Student Services Director