Reduced Course Load for Certain F and M Nonimmigrant Students in Border Communities

Status: In force. The effective date has passed and nothing here records a change to that.

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• Document number: 02-21823
• Type: Final Rule
• Published: August 27, 2002
• Effective: August 27, 2002
• Agency: Justice Department; Immigration and Naturalization Service

Official abstract

This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service) regulations governing F and M nonimmigrants. This rule will clarify that Mexican or Canadian nationals who reside outside the United States and regularly commute across a land border to study may do so on a part-time basis within the F or M nonimmigrant category. These changes are being made to facilitate and legitimize certain part- time study along border communities while ensuring that all applicable requirements and safeguards are met.

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