F1Visa
F-1 student visa requirements, SEVIS transfer procedures, work authorization rules, and maintaining status while studying in the United States. Covers initial applications, extensions, and reinstatement.
Tennessee immigrant student bill stalls over federal education funding concerns
Tennessee lawmakers halted a controversial bill requiring public schools to check student immigration status and potentially deny enrollment. Facing loss of $1.1 billion in federal education funds and legal conflict…
Student loan collections by U.S. Department of Education resume May 5
Starting May 5, 2025, U.S. student loan collections resume, impacting over nine million borrowers. Those in default risk…
Fordham University forms Immigration Task Force after visa cancellations
Fordham University’s international students were hit with abrupt visa cancellations in April 2025 due to “prudential visa revocation.”…
Judge orders transfer of Rumeysa Ozturk after visa revocation
Turkish Ph.D. student Rumeysa Ozturk was detained after her F-1 visa was revoked over political speech. A federal…
Suguru Onda’s BYU student visa reinstated after revocation
BYU’s Suguru Onda lost his F-1 student visa due to minor record flags, echoing a wave of sudden…
Court Restores Immigration Status for Texas Student Visas
Hundreds of international students, especially from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, lost their visas in 2025.…
US college campuses in turmoil as foreign student visas revoked
Over 1,500 foreign students have abruptly lost legal status since March 2025, as the US revoked student visas…
Deepthi Vangavolu dies in Texas hit-and-run accident
Deepthi Vangavolu, an Indian student at the University of North Texas, died after a Denton hit-and-run. The case…
US Revokes Nearly 1,500 Student Visas, Concerns Rise
U.S. authorities have revoked almost 1,500 student visas in 2025, impacting F-1 and J-1 holders for varied reasons—protests,…
Suguru Onda’s student visa revoked at Brigham Young University
Japanese student Suguru Onda’s visa was revoked due to minor infractions identified by an automated system. Over 800…