Harvard Warns International Students to Plan US Return Before New Four-Year Visa Limit Begins
Harvard said students already in the United States by then can generally stay without a separate extension, while new rules add a four-year cap and shorter grace period.
- Harvard is advising international students to return to the United States by September 15, when new Department of Homeland Security rules imposing four-year visa limits take effect.
- A coalition of universities and unions filed a lawsuit last week, arguing that Homeland Security failed to justify replacing the existing duration of status system affecting more than two million nonimmigrants annually.
- Cornell University officials estimate they must advise 3,500 students annually on status extensions, while the four-year cap disrupts five-year architecture degrees and specialized dual-degree programs.
- International enrollment nationally fell 17 percent last fall—the steepest non-pandemic drop in eleven years—as students already withdraw from programs at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
- Critics note foreign-born scholars comprise 52 percent of faculty in Engineering, and the policy potentially weakens the United States research enterprise by deterring the international doctoral students who drive innovation.
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Times of IndiaHarvard warns international students to plan US return before new four-year visa limit begins
Harvard is advising international students and scholars to be in the US by September 15, when new visa rules take effect. Those entering or re-entering later could face four-year limits, shorter grace periods and new requirements for extensions, transfers and course changes.
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New US visa rule: Harvard advises international students to be in US by Sept 15
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