The Report states: "In calendar 2020, schools saw a 72 percent decrease in new international student enrollment" compared to 2019. August and September normally show big increases in new F-1 international students arriving in the U.S. every year. Not last year.

The Report states "In August 2020, there was a 91 percent decrease in new F-1 international student enrollment..." This dramatic drop in international students coming to the U.S. is considered by many knowledgeable observers to be due to the combined impact of COVID-19 and increasingly strict F-1 visa screening procedures perceived by many prospective students as unwelcoming.

Read from The Department of Homeland Security, SEVIS by the Numbers, 2020 Report

Prospects for "The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021" remain uncertain. Biden's major comprehensive immigration law proposal would give millions of undocumented migrants a path to U.S. Citizenship and overhaul other parts of the U.S. immigration system in the biggest change in U.S. immigration laws since the Reagan administration. The main roadblock is the U.S. Senate where lack of support from Republicans stands in the way of the needed 60 votes. For now, the legislation is in a holding pattern in the House of Representatives awaiting further developments.

Read from the Associated Press, Leading Senate Dem Says Outlook Bleak on Immigration Bills

Read from The Washington Post, How New Immigration Legislation Would Fit Into an Already Complex System

Read from CNN, Top Senate Democrat Sees Little Chance of Passing Biden Plan for Pathway to Citizenship for Millions of Undocumented Immigrants

Read from Newsweek, Dick Durbin Says It's "Very Difficult" to Pass Massive Immigration Reform Even With Dem Majority

Tip of the Month

Effective, April 19, 2021, USCIS will only accept the 3/10/21 editions of Form I-485 "Green Card" Application, Form I-129 "Work Visa Petition" and Form I-539 Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status Application

Read from USCIS,

New Fee Schedule published 3/10/2021