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
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- What it does
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.
The Homeland Security Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
3 parts of Title 8 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
8 CFR 214, 8 CFR 248, 8 CFR 274
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Homeland Security Department has published 23 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 16 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1653-AA95 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
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.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-14439 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Homeland Security Department |
| Published | July 17, 2026 |
| Effective date | Sept. 15, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 1653-AA95 |
| Docket | ICEB-2025-0001 |
| Significant (marked in the Federal Register) | Yes |
Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register