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STATE RIN: 1400-AF88 Publication ID: Fall 2024 
Title: ●Exchange Visitor Program – College and University Students, Academic Training 
Abstract:

The Department proposes to amend the duration of academic training in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) occupational fields; to provide that exchange visitors in the College and University Student category (STEM or otherwise) can be eligible for up to 36 months of Academic Training in their field of academic study when they matriculate to a higher academic degree level; to clarify that academic training can be with or without compensation; to provide approval authority for Alternate Responsible Officers to authorize academic training and student employment; to clarify that in order to qualify for extended STEM academic training the student’s most current field of study must be in a STEM field; and to clarify the information sponsors must verify and include in the student’s academic training SEVIS record.

 
Agency: Department of State(STATE)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: None     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 22 USC 2651a    22 USC 1431 et seq    8 USC 1101(a)(15)(J)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  02/00/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Rebecca Pasini
DAS for Private Sector Exchage
Department of State
Washington, DC 20522
Phone:202 632-9327
Email: jexchanges@state.gov