International students will only be able to remain in the United States for a maximum period of four years, said the Donald Trump administration on Thursday while announcing key changes to visa rules.
Apart from international students with F visas, the new final rule to be published by the Department of Homeland Security will impact visitors on cultural exchange programmes who possess a J visa and foreign journalists with an I visa.
These visas are currently available for the duration of an educational programme or employment in the US.
The changes are expected to affect students enrolled in doctoral programmes the most, which typically require five years to seven years to complete.
These programmes have attracted heavy Indian enrolment, among the 3.31 lakh students from the country currently studying in the US.
The new rules will replace the long-standing “duration of status” system and are meant to “combat rampant visa abuse, and strengthen national security through regular vetting”, stated the Department of Homeland Security.
It added that the changes will be published in the Federal Register “in the next few days” and will take effect 60 days after that.
Following that, students will have to apply for extensions periodically if they require more than four years to complete their studies or exchange programme....
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