Proposal to charge a fee of 70 thousand dollars for foreign students who want to enroll in a business program in the USA

According to the statement made by the US Department of Homeland Security, the Ministry has proposed a regulation regarding the "Elective Practical Training" program, which allows foreign students who come to the country with an "F-1" type visa to work temporarily in jobs related to the field they study.

It was stated that the proposal aims to prevent "fraud" and "abuses" detected in the system, "to reduce the influx of cheap labor to the USA and to facilitate the job finding process for US citizens".

If the regulation is accepted, a fee of 70 thousand dollars will be collected from the educational institutions that reference the students applying to the program before the first registration, and a fee of 30 thousand dollars will be collected for each subsequent application.

These fees are expected to encourage educational institutions to exercise more control and be selective about the students they nominate for the program.

The Ministry gave the public 60 days to express their opinions before the regulation is finalized.

In the current system, "F-1" type visa holders can participate in the "Elective Practical Training" program, provided that they are directly connected to the university department they are studying in, have a reference from school officials and have a work permit in the USA.