U.S. Student and Exchange Visas Under the Microscope. New Policies Soon!

The Trump Administration plans on implementing a new rule that would require international students to be granted immigration status in the USA until a "fixed date certain", four years into the future, rather than the open-ended "Duration of Status", which has been routinely issued since 1978, and lasted so long as the student visa holders did not violate U.S. immigration law while inside the USA.

The new rule would also eliminate the privilege for students to work for one to three years post-graduation, which they frequently use to hone their recently learned skills. While there are clear benefits to this new rule, many are concerned that it would chill the enrollment of intelligent students from foreign countries, and amount to a disservice to the U.S.

See Forbes Article.