The administration plans to limit how long international students can remain in the United States, likely reviving a 2020 proposal. The plan would replace the 1991 "duration of status" rule that allows students to stay while enrolled. The 2020 proposal would have capped stays at four years, shorter than most Ph.D. programs and the average bachelor’s completion time, while permitting extension applications and imposing two-year limits for students from specific countries. The rule was withdrawn after the 2020 administration left office but was resubmitted to the Office of Management and Budget and approved Aug. 7 before being placed under review again. The Department of Homeland Security has not released details, and the proposal arrives amid other measures affecting international students, including abrupt SEVIS record terminations and stricter F-1 visa screening measures.
The Trump administration is planning to limit how long international students can remain in the U.S., likely mirroring a plan proposed at the end of Trump's first term with the same name, advocacy groups and immigration attorneys say. The regulations are expected to replace "duration of status," a 1991 rule that allows international students to remain in the country as long as they are enrolled at a college or university. In 2020, the administration proposed limiting that time to just four years-a period shorter than most Ph.D. programs and shorter than the average student takes to complete a bachelor's degree-though it would have allowed students to apply for extensions.
That rule was withdrawn after President Joe Biden entered office. But the Trump administration is poised to propose it once again, based on a submission to the Office of Management and Budget. The Department of Homeland Security has yet to release details about the potential change, but a pending rule change with the same name as the 2020 proposal was sent to OMB in late June and approved Aug. 7. However, according to OMB's website, the rule is now under review once again for unknown reasons.
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