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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
The Homeland Security Department published this final rule in the Federal Register on July 17, 2026. It took effect on September 15, 2026.
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What the agency says
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations to change the admission period in the F, J, and I classifications from duration of status to an admission for a fixed time period, and additional changes to admission and extension requirements. This final rule will provide additional protections and oversight of these nonimmigrant categories and will allow DHS to better evaluate whether these nonimmigrants are maintaining status while temporarily in the United States. This final rule provides amendments to the proposed rule covering this topic that was published in the Federal Register on August 28, 2025.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-14439
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Homeland Security Department
- Published
- July 17, 2026
- Takes effect
- September 15, 2026
- Dates
- This rule has been classified as a major rule subject to congressional review. The effective date is September 15, 2026. However, at the conclusion of the congressional review, if the effective date has been changed, DHS will publish a document in the Federal Register to establish the actual effective date or to terminate the rule.
- Docket
- DHS Docket No. ICEB-2025-0001
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1653-AA95
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 248; 8 CFR 274
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Aliens; Cultural exchange programs; Employment; Foreign officials; Health professions; Penalties; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Students
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 156
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