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I don't understand the point of this. Your stay is anyways only authorized for the time period specified in your I-20 (which can be extended by the university).

I don't understand the point of this. Your stay is anyways only authorized for the time period specified in your I-20 (which can be extended by the university). Looks like a strategy to shore up visa fees for USCIS. The biggest risk here is USCIS processing timelines are long and unpredictable. If you don't get your visa extension approved within 240 days of expiry you would have to leave the country and get your visa stamped in the consulate. Major pain for students from Iran and China. Instead of having a proper overstay tracking and enforcement system for individuals and universities abusing F1 visa they are punishing entire nationalities of students.

the_svd_doctor 6y ago
I guess they don’t want the I-20 to be extended by the university but only by DHS. But yeah, USCIS processing time is a nightmare. I don’t see where your 240 days comes from. Adjustment of status ? You have 30 days to leave when your I-20 expire.
- vsskanth 6y ago
  If you apply for an extension before your visa expires you have 240 days before you become out of status and your stay becomes unauthorized. You then start accruing illegal stay which could lead to bans on future entry to the US.
dfxm12 6y ago
It makes sense in the context of the current administration, which has been making it harder for people to immigrate to the US, treating certain people of color less fairly and reducing access to education. This move satisfies all of this, really, and the first two were campaign promises!
- addicted 6y ago
  It also reduces foreign applicants to American colleges, and since foreigners have been carrying the bulk of the tuition load for most colleges, it will also negatively impact colleges and lead them to cutting various programs. Which is another massive win for this administration. After all their leader loves the poorly educated.

the_svd_doctor 6y ago

I guess they don’t want the I-20 to be extended by the university but only by DHS. But yeah, USCIS processing time is a nightmare. I don’t see where your 240 days comes from. Adjustment of status ? You have 30 days to leave when your I-20 expire.

vsskanth 6y ago
If you apply for an extension before your visa expires you have 240 days before you become out of status and your stay becomes unauthorized. You then start accruing illegal stay which could lead to bans on future entry to the US.

dfxm12 6y ago

It makes sense in the context of the current administration, which has been making it harder for people to immigrate to the US, treating certain people of color less fairly and reducing access to education. This move satisfies all of this, really, and the first two were campaign promises!

addicted 6y ago
It also reduces foreign applicants to American colleges, and since foreigners have been carrying the bulk of the tuition load for most colleges, it will also negatively impact colleges and lead them to cutting various programs. Which is another massive win for this administration. After all their leader loves the poorly educated.