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The Trump administration is scrapping a decades-old policy that allows international students and exchange visitors to remain in the US for as long as their studies last, replacing it with a four-year limit that will require many of them to seek federal permission to stay.
According to the new rule being published Friday, students and scholars coming to the US on F and J visas after the rule takes effect will be required to reapply to stay after that period, regardless of whether they’ve finished their degree, plan to enroll in graduate school or seek work experience related to their studies.