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The Trump administration is revising\u00a0a visa rule<\/a>\u00a0for international students that in part determines how long, and under what conditions, they can stay in the country. The change sounds technical. Its effects are not.<\/p>\n

Beginning Sept. 15, 2026, most students entering the U.S. on\u00a0F-1 and J-1 visas<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 meaning visas for international students and exchange visitors, including students and scholars \u2013 will no longer be admitted for \u201cduration of status<\/a>.\u201d Duration of status means they can remain in the U.S. as long they are enrolled in their academic program, or shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n

Now, academic visa holders will instead be able to stay in the country for a predetermined period of time, generally four years.<\/p>\n

Those who need more time to complete a degree will have to reapply to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for permission to stay.<\/p>\n

The change could also complicate international travel: Students returning to the U.S. will have to make sure their fixed period of admission has not expired, in addition to having the valid visa and school documents normally required for reentry.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0rule also lets full-time international students<\/a>\u00a0stay 30 days in the country after they complete their program, as opposed to the 60 days they currently have to remain in the U.S.<\/p>\n

I study the history of international students in U.S. higher education<\/a>. Universities rely on international students for tuition, teaching, research and other kinds of skilled work.<\/p>\n

These new rules will make it harder for some international students to visit and stay in the country, a result that will likely have negative consequences for universities and colleges, too.<\/p>\n

A look at international students<\/strong><\/h4>\n

U.S. colleges and universities hosted\u00a01,177,766 international students in the 2024-25 school year<\/a>, an all-time high that made up approximately 6% of all higher education students.<\/p>\n

Most of them were working toward degrees in<\/a>\u00a0in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.<\/p>\n

Nearly 488,500 of those international students were seeking graduate degrees. More than 294,000 of them participated in a federal program called\u00a0Optional Practical Training<\/a>, which helps some international students work in jobs related to their field of study before or after they graduate.<\/p>\n

International enrollment grew steadily<\/a>\u00a0at U.S. colleges and universities, from about 565,000 students in the 2004-05 school year to more than 1 million by the 2015-16 academic year.<\/p>\n

Growth then\u00a0slowed during the first Trump administration<\/a>\u00a0but began rising again after 2021.<\/p>\n

The concentration is much higher in some programs and institutions. At Purdue, for example,\u00a0international students make up<\/a>\u00a063% of graduate students in mechanical engineering. At Columbia University, non-U.S. residents made up 53% of graduate\u00a0students in the fall of 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Since 2024<\/a>, the greatest number of international students has\u00a0come from India<\/a>. The next largest group is students from China. For more than a decade,\u00a0students from China<\/a>\u00a0made up the\u00a0largest group of international students<\/a>\u00a0in the U.S. But\u00a0the number of Chinese students<\/a>\u00a0has\u00a0dropped over the past several years<\/a>.<\/p>\n

International students are important for university finances, too.<\/p>\n

Most of these students\u00a0are not eligible<\/a>\u00a0for U.S. federal student aid or loans.<\/p>\n

More\u00a0than half of international students report<\/a>\u00a0\u201cpersonal or family funds\u201d as their primary source of financial support to help pay for their education. These students\u00a0contributed nearly US$55 billion<\/a>\u00a0to the U.S. economy in 2024, according to the international student exchange nonprofit Institute of International Education.<\/p>\n

International graduate students also frequently teach undergraduate courses, conduct experiments and staff research laboratories.<\/p>\n

What the rule changes<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Until now, most international students did not have to reapply to maintain or extend their standard F-1 student visa midway through their course of study.<\/p>\n

And if a student remained enrolled and complied with immigration rules, a university could extend the student\u2019s expected completion date of their program when more time was needed.<\/p>\n

The new rule introduces a separate federal immigration review for every student whose course of study goes beyond four years. This, according to the Department of Homeland Security, will add\u00a0393,500 new visa reviews to the U.S. government workload each year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Not a strict timeline<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Academic work does not always proceed on schedule. Research changes direction. Funding gets delayed. A dissertation needs another semester.<\/p>\n

If a student reaches the end of their visa\u2019s limits before they finish their degree, a university can still say that the student is making appropriate progress and needs more time \u2013 but now the U.S. government will also have to agree that the student can remain enrolled and stay in the country.<\/p>\n

The Presidents\u2019 Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration is among the higher education groups that\u00a0has warned the change could disrupt teaching and research<\/a>, as well as discourage students from choosing a U.S. school altogether.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Department of Homeland Security has acknowledged<\/a>\u00a0that the change may be disruptive. But the\u00a0agency argues that fixed student visa time<\/a>\u00a0periods will give immigration officials more opportunities to check whether students are following visa requirements and to conduct national security screening.<\/p>\n

A broader campaign<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The first Trump administration\u00a0proposed a similar policy<\/a>\u00a0in 2020. The Biden administration\u00a0withdrew this visa proposal in 2021<\/a>. Trump then revived the proposal after returning to office.<\/p>\n

This policy change comes alongside other immigration changes that make it harder for international students to attend U.S. schools.<\/p>\n

In 2025, the Trump White House tried unsuccessfully to\u00a0stop Harvard from enrolling any international students<\/a>.\u00a0Federal courts blocked that measure<\/a>\u00a0in June 2025.<\/p>\n

Secretary of State Marco Rubio also announced in May 2025 that the State Department was\u00a0beginning to revoke visas of some Chinese students<\/a>\u00a0and increasing the scrutiny of prospective international students from China and Hong Kong.<\/p>\n

The administration said in January 2026 that\u00a0it had revoked 8,000 student visas<\/a>\u00a0since the start of Trump\u2019s second term.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The new rule does not end international education or impose a four-year maximum on all students\u2019 degrees. It does mean, however, that more international students will need to get additional levels of federal approval so they can complete their education in the U.S.<\/p>\n

A student in a six-year doctoral program can still finish their degree, but they will generally need federal approval to remain in the country beyond four years. A student in a two-year master\u2019s program who finishes on schedule may never need an extension.<\/p>\n

The four-year limit can also affect students whose programs are designed to take longer. The\u00a0University of Cincinnati\u2019s engineering degree generally takes five years to complete<\/a>, for example. Some medical residency and fellowship pathways for J-1 physicians routinely extend five to seven years.<\/p>\n

These new roadblocks can determine whether students finish degrees, or remain with their partners and children. They can also determine whether laboratories keep researchers and employers retain graduates trained in the U.S.<\/p>\n

On Aug. 18, a coalition of higher education groups and unions\u00a0sued to block the rule<\/a>, arguing that requiring students to repeatedly seek federal permission to continue their studies will disrupt degree programs and make it harder for universities to recruit and retain students.<\/p>\n

International students are woven into the everyday work of U.S. higher education. Making their ability to stay more dependent on repeated federal decisions will inevitably affect the institutions that rely on them.<\/p>\n

Author Bio:<\/strong> Abigail Boggs is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Education Studies at Wesleyan University<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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