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Exciting news out of Australia for international students

• The Government will recommence granting student visas in all locations lodged outside Australia. This means when borders re-open, students will already have visas and be able to make arrangements to travel.

• International students will be able to lodge a further student visa application free of charge, if they are unable to complete their studies within their original visa validity due to COVID-19.

• Current student visa holders studying online outside Australia due to COVID-19 will be able to use that study to count towards the Australian study requirement for a post-study work visa.

• Graduates who held a student visa will be eligible to apply for a post-study work visa outside Australia if they are unable to return due to COVID-19.

• Additional time will be given for applicants to provide English language results where COVID-19 has disrupted access to these services.

Joint media release - Supporting international students to support Australian jobs The Morrison Government is making a number of changes to student visa arrangements to ensure Australia remains a priority destination for international students as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Clemson University's new 'holistic' reopening plan confusing to students, employees Faculty and students say Clemson is "in an impossible spot" when planning for fall. But they still worry about how they need to plan for what's next.

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https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/14/politics/immigration-harvard-visa-policy-online-only/index.html

Trump administration drops restrictions on online-only instruction for foreign students The Trump administration has rescinded its policy that would bar international students who only take online courses from staying in the US, a federal judge announced Tuesday in Boston.

https://cornellsun.com/2020/07/08/cornell-is-coming-back-to-campus-this-fall-are-other-ivies-doing-the-same/

Cornell is Coming Back to Campus This Fall. Are Other Ivies Doing the Same? Cornell University and other Ivy League institutions release their fall plans with an array of approaches.

Some positive news, Canada is doing something right!

Canada announces major study visa change for September 2020 | Canada Immigration News Canada is making a major exception to the Post-Graduation Work Permit requirement for international students, which will make Canada even more attractive to global talent.

Parents and students please see the countries on the U.S travel ban. For students in the E.U, if the travel ban does not get lifted by August 15th, you might need to see if it is possible to take classes online or find a way to safely travel to a different country not on the list below for 14 days, then connect to the U.S.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a virus (more specifically, a coronavirus) identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-expected-to-limit-work-program-for-foreign-graduates-11590242401

https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherrim/2020/05/23/the-common-application-introduces-an-optional-covid-19-writing-section/

The Common Application Introduces an Optional Covid-19 Writing Section Many high school juniors will be tempted to talk about coronavirus in their personal college essays this fall, but they’re in grave danger of telling the same story about the pandemic - one any student can tell. This concern has led to the creation of a new writing section in the Common Applicatio...