The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has concluded a rule that will regulate the spells of visas for students, exchange visitors, and journalists.
By Catholics for Catholics
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) finished authoring a rule that will regulate the spells of visas for students, exchange visitors, and journalists.
The new DHS regulation enforces new caps on the lengths of F visas, for international college and university students; J visas, for those in the country through educational and cultural exchange programs, which can include students, but also researchers, teachers, or interns, among other designations; and I visas, for journalists.
According to a story by Newsmax, those visas are now available for the extent of the program or U.S.-based employment. The move depends upon a congressional review before an effective date can be set, DHS said in a posting in the Federal Register.
Markwayne Mullin, the DHS Secretary said in a statement on Thursday that thousands of foreign students have been permitted to remain in the U.S. “indefinitely” under their visas by “perpetually enrolling in courses to avoid having to leave the U.S.,” and that setting limits on the duration of visas will allow the U.S. to reclaim “its ability to properly screen, vet, and monitor individuals within our borders.”
“This final rule ensures that foreign students remain focused on their primary purpose: completing their studies and returning home,” Mullin said.
The length of I visas for members of the media will be limited to 240 days by the new rule, and 90 days for Chinese nationals. Under current rules, journalists’ visas can last years.
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