1653-AA95 202510 The Regulatory Plan and the 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 proposes to 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 visitors, 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.

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The failure to provide certain categories of nonimmigrants with specific dates for their authorized periods of stay has contributed to fraud, exploitation, and abuse in the system. These changes will allow DHS to effectively assess whether these nonimmigrants are complying with the conditions of their classifications and U.S. immigration law while also mitigating national security risks. 

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Through this NPRM, the DHS proposed changes would have an annualized cost ranging from $390.3 million to $392.4 million (using 3 and 7 percent discount rates, respectively).

]]> NPRM 08/28/2025 90 FR 42070 NPRM Comment Period End 09/29/2025 Final Action 07/00/2026 Undetermined Federal No No No No 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