The United States has decided to change the F-1 student visa policy to remove the gap status when one applies for the visa. The USCIS will now grant F-1 status effective from the date of approval. US immigration attorney Cyrus Mehta confirmed this on Twitter, he tweeted, "USCIS does away with burdensome “gap" status applications when one changes to F-1. Also read Joe Biden's immigration reforms gets applaud from Sundar Pichai and Tim CookUSCIS does away with burdensome "gap" status applications when one changes to F-1. Any unauthorised employment during this time period would result in a violation of the F-1 status.

Source: dna July 24, 2021 04:30 UTC