Deputy Assistant Director

1653-AA95 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1653 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement USICE 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS 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

This rule would eliminate the Duration of Status admission for F, J, and I nonimmigrant categories and replace it with a date-limited authorized period of stay when entering the United States. The fixed date would eliminate confusion over how long foreign students, exchange students and representatives of foreign information media may stay in the United States. It would also improve the Department’s efforts to reduce overstay rates and address fraud and national security concerns.

]]> Economically Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Yes No Fully or Partially Exempt 8 CFR 214 8 CFR 274a 8 CFR 248 8 U.S.C. 1101 8 U.S.C. 1103 8 U.S.C. 1182 8 U.S.C. 1184 No NPRM 07/00/2025 Undetermined Federal No No No Yes Sharon Hageman Deputy Assistant Director 1653 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement USICE 202 732-6960 ice.regulations@ice.dhs.gov 500 12th Street SW, Mail Stop 5006, Washington DC 20536