WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration has finalized a rule that will prevent international students from staying in the U.S. for more than four years unless they obtain the federal government's approval, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday, announcing a departure from long-standing pr…
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Trump administration caps how long international students can stay in the US
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United States caps foreign student stays at four years
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New rule limits foreign students’ stay to 4 years
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DHS to propose fixed terms for student visas, limits enrollment duration to 4 years
Homeland Security Limits How Long International Students Can Stay in U.S. Katherine Knott Thu, 07/16/2026 - 11:00 AM International students previously could stay as long as their program lasted. The Trump administration is ending that 1978 policy. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso
DHS Finalizes Rule Limiting How Long International Students Can Stay in U.S. Katherine Knott Thu, 07/16/2026 - 11:00 AM International students previously could stay as long as their program lasted. The Trump administration is ending that 1978 policy. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso
The Trump administration is putting limits on how long foreign students can stay in the U.S. on student visas. The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday finalized a plan to cap student visas to a maximum of four years, regardless of whether the person’s studies are still continuing.
Foreigners who come to the U.S. to study will generally be limited to four years of legal status, the Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has finalized a rule that will prevent international students from staying in the U.S. for more than four years unless they obtain the federal government’s approval, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday, announcing a departure from long-standin…
President Donald Trump's administration finalized rules Thursday that impose stricter limits on how long foreign students and journalists can stay in the United States, the latest bid to tighten legal immigration in the country.
The new rule, which also restricts the international students’ ability to transfer schools or change majors without approval in their first year, will go into effect in mid-September.
President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday finalized rules imposing stricter limits on how long foreign students and journalists may stay in the United States, tightening legal immigration. Student visas would be capped at four years, while journalists would be limited to 240-day stays.
A new Trump administration rule limits international student visas to four years, forcing students who need more time to seek federal extensions. California faces a big impact, with 140,000 international students.
International students have long been allowed to stay in the US while they study. A new rule would cap that period to four years, including if a student's course lasts longer.
“For nearly half a century, the outdated ‘duration of status’ system has compromised national security and created an environment ripe for immigration fraud” The post Trump DHS to Place Stricter Time Limits on Student Visas first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .
LOS ANGELES — Foreign college students and campuses across California are scrambling after the federal government finalized a rule Friday limiting international student visas to four years — a change that takes effect this fall and clouds the futures of…
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration has finalized a rule that will prevent international students from staying in the U.S. for more than four years unless they obtain the federal government's approval, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday, announcing a departure from long-standing pr…
The Department of Homeland Security has finalized a regulation to replace the decades-old "duration of status" framework with fixed periods of admission for international students and exchange visitors.
