Filippe Barros

Hilde,

Yes i would still be returning under and F-1 Visa. This would just be a quick vacation from work here in the US.

i know the circumstances are bad and all, but im still hoping Trump will lift these travel restrictions between Brazil, the numbers are not the best but it’s definitely not the worst either. If he doesn’t lift it I’m obviously not gonna travel to Brazil. 

My only question here though is regarding this single statement in his proclamation. I’m no attorney but i can interpret a “way out” (LEGALLY), i was just hoping one of you had an insight on it. For example, testing negative for COVID before entering or upon entry to the US would prove that im not a health threat to the country and therefore I would be exempt from the travel restriction, EVEN with my current visa.

My only other option would be to take a 14-day “vacation” in Mexico before returning to the US from Brazil but that’s my entire vacation time so not happening...

Hello all,

I've been reading the presidential proclamation on restricting travel from Brazil to the US.

I am a F-1 Visa holder under OPT STEM Extension and I'm really hoping to be able to go to Brazil for Christmas and come back to work soon after.

Now I know I'm not exempt in any of the obvious clauses there, BUT, I did find the following:

Sec. 2. Scope of Suspension and Limitation on Entry.
(a) Section 1 of this proclamation shall not apply to:

...

(x) any alien whose entry would not pose a significant risk of introducing, transmitting, or spreading the virus, as

determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the CDC Director or his designee;

Now, reading this latter statement, it seems like if you were able to prove that upon time of entry into the united states, or time of exit from Brazil, that you are not a carrier of the virus, per CDC's determination, you could be exempt of the restrictions?

Am I interpreting this correctly? Does anyone know how one might prove that they "would not pose a significant risk of introducing, transmitting, or spreading the virus..." ?

I would appreciate any insight on this!

Thank you.

Hey all,

My title/question may have sounded  confusing so let me explain better. I am currently  "working" under F-1 OPT and I'm leasing an apartment by myself, but I wanted to move in with a friend so that I'm able to save more on rent; he has a spare room which is not being utilized. His leasing agreement has already started, so If I moved in, my name would likely not be on the original leasing agreement. Does anyone know if I would be in violation of my status, if I moved in with him and didn't have a local U.S. address with my name on it? I would obviously update all my addresses on SEVP portal and school portal to reflect the changes, but I wouldn't be "officially" under that residence... I see this as a sublease situation... Any ideas?

Thank you!

6 minutes ago, KandN said:

I requested an expedite to my AOS based i-765 about three weeks before my OPT expired. The expedite was approved three days before the expiration date of my OPT (and F1). Being in F1 status does not mean that they will automatically reject your expedite request.

Ohh.. I wonder why they rejected my request right away then?! They never even asked me to submit any documents for proof... that sucks. But its whatever now, since the card should be here in a couple of days, FINALLY!

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Just because you had this experience doesn't mean everybody will get the same. 

I say this because of the reason they stated in the denial e-mail I received. It is a very basic principle as to why they wouldn't approve any requests coming from F-1 student.

They haven't even given me a chance to provide any proof, explanation or anything. They simply denied as soon as the request was placed. I'm not trying to discourage anyone. I can paste the email here if no one believes me

I'm on an F-1 Visa, and have applied for an EAD on Post-OPT. My application was received on June 27th and on August 13th I submitted an Expedite Request.

I received a denial e-mail on the very next day, without even having the chance to argue about it.

My question here is, now that my expedite request got denied, while I was about 40 days into the process, does that mean my application got sent

to the bottom of the pile and I went back to the equivalent of day 1? I keep hearing rumors about it and it gets me very worried. It has now been 67 days since

it was first received.

P.S. If you're on an F-1 Visa, in the same situation; don't even bother requesting an expedite. You will be denied right away.

If someone could help me figure this out, I'd be very thankful.