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student-visas-be-commensurate-academic-program-or-allow-renewal-within-us/
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WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:
Extend the validity period of F1 student visas to be commensurate with the
academic program or allow renewal within U.S.
F1 visas issued to international students from certain countries such as
mainland China are typically valid for less than the duration of the
intended academic program (e.g. 1 year). Visa renewal is expensive and time
consuming. The duration of validity should be extended to be commensurate
with the intended academic program (typically 2 yr for master's and 5 yr for
Ph.D.). An alternative approach is to allow renewal of F1 visa prior to the
travel, so that in case the renewal is denied, the student would be given a
chance to consider a later date of travel to avoid unexpected interruption
of study and teaching. This would also prevent international students from
risking their safety to renew their visas in neighboring countries, such as
Mexico which is currently suffering from drug wars.
Created: Sep 28, 2011
Issues: Immigration |
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