Homeland Security says students on study visas must attend schools with majority in-person instruction

The federal government plans to inform foreign nationals living in the United States while they attend universities that their visas will only be eligible for schools that hold in-person classes.

“Nonimmigrant F-1 and M-1 students attending schools operating entirely online may not take a full online course load and remain in the United States,” the Student and Exchange Visitor Program, a Department of Homeland Security program, said in a statement Monday. “The U.S. Department of State will not issue visas to students enrolled in schools and/or programs that are fully online for the fall semester nor will U.S. Customs and Border Protection permit these students to enter the United States.”