The US government has finalised rules to limit the stay of foreign students and journalists in the country. The move is part of a broader immigration crackdown by the Trump administration.
The US government has finalised rules to limit the stay of foreign students and journalists in the country. Foreign students on visas will be admitted for up to four years, while journalists will be limited to stays of 240 days, except for Chinese journalists who will get 90 days.
The move is part of a broader immigration crackdown by the Trump administration. The Department of Homeland Security received over 22,000 public comments after proposing the rules in August 2025, but finalised it largely unchanged. The proposal was met with criticism from higher education groups, who denounced it as a needless bureaucratic hurdle that would deter talented students.
Universities have already reported lower international enrollments after earlier Trump administration actions, including the revocation of thousands of student visas and the suspension of billions of dollars in federal research funding. Media organisations and international stakeholders, including the Embassy of Japan, urged the Department of Homeland Security to allow admission periods of two to five years for correspondents posted to US bureaus. The department rejected the proposals, along with requests for expedited processing and capped fees for journalists.
The Trump administration's proposal for similar limits was scrapped by his successor Joe Biden. The US welcomed more than 1.1 million international students in the 2023-24 academic year, contributing more than US$50 billion to the US economy in 2023, according to official data. The Department of Homeland Security alleged that foreigners were indefinitely extending their studies so they could remain in the country as 'forever students.
' The open-ended system, in place for students since the late 1970s, had undermined its ability to monitor visa holders. The US government's move is seen as a further tightening of legal immigration in the country, which is part of a broader immigration crackdown by the Trump administration. The move is likely to impact international students and journalists who wish to stay in the US for extended periods.
The Department of Homeland Security's decision to finalise the rules is seen as a significant development in the country's immigration policy. The US government's move is likely to be met with criticism from international stakeholders and higher education groups, who have already expressed their opposition to the proposal. The Trump administration's proposal for similar limits was met with criticism from higher education groups, who denounced it as a needless bureaucratic hurdle that would deter talented students.
The move is part of a broader immigration crackdown by the Trump administration, which has been tightening legal immigration in the country. The US government's move is likely to impact international students and journalists who wish to stay in the US for extended periods. The Department of Homeland Security's decision to finalise the rules is seen as a significant development in the country's immigration policy.
The US government's move is likely to be met with criticism from international stakeholders and higher education groups, who have already expressed their opposition to the proposal
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