The Trump administration revealed on July 16 that it eliminated the “duration of status” loophole that allowed foreign media representatives, students, and exchange visitors to stay in the United States “indefinitely without routine government oversight.”
Reforms will impact nonimmigrant visa holders in F, J, and I classifications, according to a press release by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The crackdown comes after the Trump administration alleged that visas were being abused by foreign “forever students” who stayed in the United States because they kept enrolling in courses, DHS said.
Under the new rule, nonimmigrant students (F visas) and exchange visitors (J visas) will be allowed in the United States only during the time period that their specific program runs. They will not be allowed to exceed four years….
DHS Cuts Visa Duration for Foreign Media, With Chinese Journalists Getting Only 90 Days
