Homeland Security rule: Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media (RIN 1653-AA95)
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What it does
Students on F-1, exchange visitors on J and foreign media on I visas are now admitted until a set date instead of for as long as they keep their status. Staying longer takes an extension application.
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