From the Brown Daily Herald: Brown’s Office of Global Engagement submitted a formal comment to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Sept. 29, urging the department to withdraw a proposed rule “that may have significant impacts for international students and scholars, as well as the educational and research mission of the University at large,” according to a Friday morning announcement. The proposed rule is titled “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.”
The DHS’s proposed rule would set the “authorized admission and extension periods” for F and J visas to the length of the recipient’s program, not to exceed 4 years, according to a description of the rule. The rule would also introduce changes to government evaluation of visa extension requests and “a variety of limitations on changes to academic programs and educational objectives...”
The letter specifically points to efforts to establish fixed time limits on visas and more complicated visa extension requirements, stating that it will “significantly increase costs for students, scholars and institutions while creating uncertainty regarding established educational and research pathways.” ...
Full story at https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025/10/brown-sends-letter-to-dhs-urging-withdrawal-of-proposed-visa-rule.
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