This week, the Trump administration proposed a new rule to cap the amount of time that foreign-born reporters, academics, students, physicians, and others can stay in the United States.

Comments on the proposed rule must be received on or before September 29, 2025.

The proposed rule caps international students and exchange visitors’ visas at four years.

Currently, these visitors are permitted to stay for what’s called “duration of status,” which typically means the time they are enrolled in their educational institution or program. Exchange visitors include , among others, physicians, professors, research scholars, and teachers.

Fanta Aw, executive director and CEO of NAFSA: Association of International Educators, said the rule , if adopted, will harm students and scholars.

“The

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