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# creatorsearchinsights📌🇺🇸, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has enacted a comprehensive law (Final Rule) to repeal the "Duration of Status (D / S)" open residence status for student visas (F), exchanger visas (J) and foreign press visas (I) by changing it to a fixed length of residence of up to 4 years The essence of the new regulations that directly affect it is as follows: Term limits: F-1 and J-1 visa holders will be allowed to stay in the US for the duration of their education or training program, up to 4 years per time of entry travel. Extension of Stay: If a visa holder wishes to stay for study or completion of the program, they must apply for an extension of stay (EOS) directly with USCIS, which may incur additional background check fees and procedures. Reduction of grace period: Reduction of grace period (Grace Period) after graduation or completion of the program. For F-1 students from the original 60 days to 30 days to prepare for return or change visa status. Press visa (I) restriction: Maximum of stay of foreign correspondent up to 240 days per immigration. 1 Times. And limited to 90 days for reporters holding Chinese passports, the new rules are officially scheduled to be announced in the Federal Register and will come into effect 60 days after the announcement date.

📌, the new DHS law has severely affected international students (F-1), exchange program participants (J-1), and the press (I) by switching from a long-stay open system (Duration of Status) to a fixed expiration date system on I-94 documents up to 4 years.

📌 1. Impact on long-term students (Ph.D. / home physicians) Extension of Stay: A group of Ph.D. students, researchers, or medical residents who have spent more than four years studying, will have to apply for renewal with USCIS before maturity, risk of delay: The petition will pass a new biometrics process, which educational institutions like NAFSA are worried will cause bottlenecks and a large amount of backlog, resulting in uncertainty of the status of the learner. 2. Academic Mobility Restrictions Do not move institutions or change fields irrationally: New rules increase strict restrictions on school transfers or change graduate education goals unless approved as a special case by SEVP. Do not repeat the same level: When you graduate, DHS forces learners to study at a higher level only, they will no longer be able to take a second degree at the same or lower level to maintain their visa status, limiting the time of language classes: English courses (ESL) will be limited to a maximum of 24 months. 3. The astonishing drop in job search and preparation time reduces the Grace Period to 30 days: From the original, F-1 students had 60 days after graduation in travel, preparation, or reinstatement. Now there are only 30 days. Pressure to find an employer: Those who want to continue working in the U.S. through the OPT or STEM OPT program must rush to find an employer and file paperwork within a much shorter time frame. If they file late and the visa expires, they will immediately begin to be counted as "unlawful overstay," as opposed to the original rules. That will only be counted if the court or the authorities detect 4. New fee increase: Students and sponsors will have to bear the additional cost of applying for a Form I-539, Biometrics Fee, as well as the cost of an Immigration Lawyer. In case of complex cases, a Transitional Period for those currently residing in the United States on an F, J, I visa will be provided by law with lenient measures to maintain the status quo temporarily. The period of authorization will be limited to the date specified in the current scheme or not exceeding 4 years from the date specified in the scheme. This law applies (whichever period is shorter), after which everyone must enter the entire extension application system (EOS).