In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), many colleges and
universities have closed their campuses and shifted to online
instruction. From F-1 students to foreign national faculty,
physicians and staff, stakeholders across higher ed find themselves
in the midst of a constantly evolving immigration environment.
In this post, we will briefly cover a few areas of impact for
higher education. As the COVID-19 crisis moves at an
extraordinarily rapid pace, we will do our best to update this post
as more information becomes available; but please know this
information may not immediately reflect the latest guidance from
federal agencies.
Travel restrictions
At this time, foreign nationals holding nonimmigrant statuses
(ie. F-1, H-1B, TN, O-1) should not leave the United States without
carefully and critically evaluating their circumstances. Because of
travel restrictions imposed by governments around the world,
including the U.S., there is a distinct possibility that
