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- The US Department of Homeland Security has issued a final rule ending the 'Duration of Status' policy, which allowed international students and exchange visitors to stay in the country as long as they maintained their academic or exchange status.
- The rule replaces it with fixed admission periods — generally four years, shorter in some cases — and requires students to apply to DHS for extensions if their programmes run longer, change majors, or pursue further study.
- Two major higher education groups, NAFSA and the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, have condemned the rule, saying it adds bureaucracy, intrudes on academic decisions, and could deter global talent from choosing the US.
- The groups noted DHS moved ahead despite over 20,000 public comments raising concerns.
What to watch next
- Whether Congress acts on the Presidents' Alliance's call to protect the Duration of Status framework through legislation
- Possible legal challenges or further opposition from universities and stakeholders against the rule
- The rule's impact on international student enrollment, which the report says is already declining
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Named United States · F-1 students · J-1 exchange visitors · Student and Exchange Visitor Information System · Department of Homeland Security · Fanta Aw · NAFSA: Association of International Educators · Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration · US Congress · Zuzana C. Wootson
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