20 19 What are the major changes in applying for a tourist visa to the United States?

As we all know, Trump is a dedicated person, and his support lies in his "selfish departmentalism" political views. Earlier, there were rumors that the US visa policy would change. Recently, the hammer finally came out Does it feel good that the second shoe finally fell off? Gregmat, this can give friends a glimpse of the impact of policy changes on our international students ~

1, limit the residence time of F 1

The so-called F 1 is a visa for full-time students, and there is also a J 1 visa for exchange students and visiting scholars.

At present, the total time that * * * can stay in the United States is: the time to maintain full-time student status in the United States+the time allowed to stay in the United States for internship (OPT)+60 days before leaving the United States.

This practice will be abolished from next year. At present, it is not clear how long the ice residence time may be, but what is certain is:

After entering the United States in the future, international students must apply for an extension of their stay in the United States if they need to transfer, apply for OPT, continue studying in other departments or obtain a higher degree. The procedure will be a lot of trouble.

2. Change the lottery rules of H1B.

H 1B refers to a full-time work visa. If students find a full-time job opportunity within one year after graduation, they will have the opportunity to get an H- 1B visa.

Why do you say you have a chance to get it?

Because H 1B is just like buying a house! If there is a certain quota every year, you can work if you draw it, and you will leave the country if you can't draw it.

The policy is expected to take effect in the middle of next year, and the specific contents include:

1) Modify the definition of professional occupation, strictly limit the issuance of this visa, and ensure that work visas are issued to the smartest and best foreigners.

2) change the lottery rules of h1b. First, all applicants will be included in the 65,000 regular lottery places. If the upper limit is reached, 20,000 places will be drawn from the remaining applicants with master's degree or above, which will increase the winning rate of H 1B with master's degree or above by 15%.

3) Require the employer to pay reasonable wages to the holders of H1B..

3. Modify the visa fee and passport application fee.

The State Council said that the service fees for some non-immigrant visas, immigrant visas, special visas and some citizen services will be adjusted, and the fees for passport applications will also be adjusted.

4, review the qualifications of some officials

For schools that accept F, M and exchange visiting scholars, the Department of Homeland Security will assign some school officials the right to access student data.

Before that, we will strengthen the review of them to avoid potential fraudulent criminal activities or the disclosure of state secrets.

This is a new provision in the Constitution. In the final analysis, it is to strengthen the assessment of some officials in American schools, which has little impact on students.

In addition to the above-mentioned changes, there are also a series of policy reforms for spouses with H 1B visas (H4 visas), investment visas (EB5) and business travel visas (B 1/B2).

Before/during studying abroad, we should always pay attention to policy changes. Students can't "turn a deaf ear to things outside the window and concentrate on reading sage books"!