
美國國土安全部原訂9月15日實施的國際學生簽證新規,因未充分說明理由而被麻州聯邦法院以全國性初步禁制令暫緩,新制將改變身分有效期間制度並縮短離境準備期,但目前仍適用舊制,留學業者提醒申請者納入簽證政策變數進行選校規劃。
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美國國土安全部原計畫修改F類及J類簽證持有人的『身分有效期間』制度,改為固定停留期限並縮短離境準備期,但該政策在生效前一日被麻州聯邦法院以理由不足為由發布全國性初步禁制令暫緩實施。
美國學生簽證政策出現變數,原訂9月15日實施的新規定,在生效前一天遭聯邦法院以全國性初步禁制令擋下,目前留學生仍適用既有制度,但訴訟尚未結束。適逢11月1日美國部分大學早鳥申請截止日逼近,留學業者提醒,今年申請赴美學生除了學校、科系及語言成績,也應將簽證政策可能變動納入選校及修業規劃。
美國國土安全部原規劃改變國際學生長期採行的「身分有效期間」(Duration of Status)制度,F類國際學生及J類交換訪客入境後,改採固定停留期限,依課程長度核定、原則最長不超過4年;若超過期限仍需繼續學業,必須另外申請延長停留或離境後重新入境。
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這項新制原訂9月15日生效,但美國麻州聯邦地方法院法官塞勒(F. Dennis Saylor)9月14日裁定暫緩實施。法院認為,美國國土安全部未充分說明改變沿用近50年制度的理由,也未充分考量限制較少的替代方案。目前「身分有效期間」制度繼續適用,但這只是初步禁制令,相關訴訟仍在進行,新制未被永久撤銷。
現行制度下,F類國際學生通常不是在入境時直接訂出固定離境日期,只要持續符合學生身分及相關規定,即可依核准的課程及實習期間留在美國。原本遭法院擋下的新制還規劃將F-1學生完成學業後的離境準備期從60天縮短至30天,並增加延長停留等程序;這些改變目前也都暫未生效。
TutorABC留學代辦表示,美國簽證政策仍有變數,申請者選校時除了在校成績及語言成績,也應了解校系學分結構、平均修業年限及實習資格;有意畢業後留美實習者,也可注意科系是否具有STEM OPT資格,將修業時間、簽證及實習規劃一併納入選校考量。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
美國國土安全部將在訴訟過程中補充說明或調整新制內容
Possible · Within months
部分具有STEM OPT資格的理工科系將成為留學生優先選擇目標
Likely · Within weeks

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