US limits stays of students, journalists
People walk through Harvard Yard on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on April 15, 2025. US President Donald Trump’s administration revoked Harvard’s right to enrol foreign students — more than a quarter of its annual enrolment — in a major escalation of the president’s fight with one of the world’s most storied universities. (Photo: AFP)
July 16, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump’s administration moved Thursday to impose stricter limits on how long foreign students and journalists can stay in the United States, the latest bid to tighten legal immigration in the country.
Under a change that could be implemented as soon as September, foreigners on student visas would not be allowed to stay for more than four years in the United States.
Foreign journalists would be limited to stays of just 240 days, or around eight months, although they could apply to extend by additional 240-day periods, except for Chinese journalists who would get just 90 days.