The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) still hasn't released official guidelines to universities regarding COVID-19 for their international student population. It is shocking that U.S. universities and their international student offices do not seem to be doing anything regarding the situation when it's impacting thousands and thousands of their students. Some universities are already planning the mandatory return on campus this fall for them to maintain their visas.                                                                                                               

We understand that this situation is extraordinary, which is why this lack of support for international students is alarming. International students represent a generous inflow of revenue to universities and colleges around the country, yet, their voices are being completely ignored. 

Some international students wish they could be taking the fall semester online and stay with their families back home, unfortunately, some borders are still closed. Some international students wish they could come back to campus and experience some normalcy this fall, but they probably won't get their visas in time. Some international students wish they could remain in the US and take the fall semester fully online because they have some underlying medical conditions.

Are international students going to lose their visas for trying to not get sick or spread the disease?

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We demand that the SEVP starts informing colleges on what their next step are going to be as soon as possible. 

We demand that the option to take the fall semester fully online be also given to international students. 

We demand to be included in the discussion regarding our education, health and future.