Trump tightens foreign student visa rules, imposing four-year limit

Foreign students face displacement risk if unable to secure federal extensions, particularly those in multi-year graduate programs requiring extended study periods.

For decades, American universities held quiet authority over the arc of a foreign student's time in the United States — a trust embedded in immigration law and academic tradition. The Trump administration has now reclaimed that authority, imposing a four-year ceiling on foreign student stays and requiring federal approval for any extension, effective September 2026. The measure arrives not as a single policy but as part of a sustained effort to reduce international presence on American campuses, raising questions about what kind of knowledge — and whose — the country wishes to cultivate.

Trump tightens foreign student visa rules, imposing four-year limit

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