US changes visa rules for foreign students and journalists
The rule ends open-ended stays and requires extensions for longer periods, as DHS cites 1.8 million student visa admissions in 2024.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump's administration finalized rules capping F and J visa stays at four years and limiting journalists to 240 days , replacing decades of open-ended admissions effective 60 days after Federal Register publication tomorrow.
- DHS justified the shift citing sharp visa surges: more than 1.8 million student admissions in 2024, a more than 11 percent increase, plus more than 500,000 exchange visitors and roughly 37,300 media admissions, arguing the rising volume 'poses a challenge to DHS's ability to monitor and oversee these non-immigrants.'
- Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the prior system 'compromised national security' by allowing students to 'perpetually enroll in courses'; the rule halves post-graduation grace periods from 60 to 30 days and prohibits graduate students from changing educational objectives or transferring schools without authorization.
- Higher-Education and press-freedom groups immediately opposed the rule, with the Presidents' Alliance warning it 'weakens the ability of US colleges and universities to attract top talent,' while NAFSA CEO Fanta Aw called it 'misguided and unnecessary' and 'a solution in search of a problem.'
- Implementation faces acute challenges as USCIS manages a backlog exceeding 11.65 million cases, and nearly all Ph.D. programs exceed the four-year cap, raising concerns that processing delays could leave students in legal limbo amid a fundamental shift of visa authority from universities to federal officials.
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Trump tightens US visa rules for foreign students, journalists
The new final rule creates a fixed time period for F visas for international students, J visas that allow visitors on cultural exchange programs to work in the US, and I visas for members of the media
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lrytas.ltIn a bid to curb alleged “visa abuse,” the United States is limiting the length of time foreign students and journalists can stay in the country. President Donald Trump’s administration announced new rules on Thursday that will limit student visas for foreigners to four years in the future. Foreign journalists will be able to stay in the United States for a maximum of 240 days. However, they will be able to apply for visa extensions.
Students and journalists will have to comply with new visa rules in the US in the future. In the future, the stay in the country will be more regulated. The Trump administration had this plan in mind for a long time,
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