DHS Proposes Revamp of Student and Exchange Visas, Citing Fraud and Abuse

‘In 2024, DHS identified nearly 77,000 F-1 students who have spent more than 10 years in student status,’ the department stated.

Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on April 16, 2025. Learner Liu/The Epoch Times

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Aug. 27 posted a draft version of proposed changes to temporary visas for overseas students and exchange visitors.

The recommended changes—posted in a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register officially dated Aug. 28—aim to establish a fixed visa period for nonimmigrant students, exchange visitors, and foreign media personnel to stay in the United States.