US EditionTrump administration moves to tighten duration of visas for students and media
- On Wednesday, the Trump administration proposed a new regulation aimed at restricting the length of stay in the U.S. for international students, exchange program participants, and media professionals.
- This measure revisits a plan first floated in 2020 and aims to address a dramatic rise in visa numbers by imposing fixed terms of up to four years.
- The proposal requires visa holders to apply for extensions or status changes and would introduce new hurdles for approximately 1.6 million international students and hundreds of thousands of exchange visitors and journalists.
- Miriam Feldblum warned that if implemented, the rule could lead to confusion, interfere with university governance, add administrative burdens, and potentially discourage international students from coming to the U.S.
- The proposal, part of a broader immigration crackdown since January, has faced opposition including from NAFSA and was previously scrapped by the Biden administration in 2021, but the public now has 30 days to comment.
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DHS Proposes Revamp of Student and Exchange Visas, Citing Fraud and Abuse
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Aug. 27 posted a draft version of proposed changes to temporary visas for overseas students and exchange visitors. The proposed changes—posted in a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register officially dated Aug. 28—look to establish a fixed visa period for nonimmigrant students, exchange visitors, and foreign media personnel to stay in the United States. Current rules allow F (student) and…
Donald Trump's government proposed Thursday to reduce the length of stay in the United States of foreign students and journalists, in a context of reinforced restrictions on legal immigration in the country. ...
US proposes to limit duration of visas for students, media
New York/Washington: The Trump administration is proposing to limit the duration of visas for foreign students and media personnel in the US, a move aimed at crackdown on illegal immigration and visa abuse. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a press release on Wednesday said that if finalised, the proposed rule would limit the length of time certain visa holders — including foreign students — are allowed to stay in the United States. “…
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