The administration cites jobs, national security in proposing stricter limits on how long those with visas can stay.

By Jonathan Shorman for Stateline

Before Abhinav Kochar traveled from India to the United States to study computer science in late 2023, a consular official interviewed him at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi. It’s in a scene repeated countless times around the world each year as foreign students seek access to American higher education.

The high-stakes meeting lasted less than five minutes. Kochar, who’s fascinated by machine learning and artificial intelligence, discussed why he wanted to study in the United States. He was granted a student visa, but said a friend of his was twice rejected.

“The interview process in front of me was pretty brutal,” said Kochar, now a 23-ye

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