Exchange Visitor Program-Termination of Program Participation, Extension of Program and Reinstatement to Valid Program Status

What it does

The Department of State's (Department's) Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs administers the Exchange Visitor Program, as set forth at 22 CFR part 62, wherein exchange visitors on educational and cultural exchange programs travel to the United States in the J visa category. The Department tracks the status and geographic location of exchange visitors through the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), a database administered by the Department of Homeland Security. This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) seeks to clarify the conditions under which a sponsor must terminate an exchange visitor's program and authorizes the Department, in its discretion, to terminate an exchange visitor's program in limited circumstances; modifies Extension of Program and Reinstatement to valid program status in their entirety by eliminating outdated requirements and introducing updated procedures that make use of current SEVIS functionality; amends Definitions to include definitions for "Unauthorized Employment" and "Valid Program Status"; and rescinds the separate extension of program provision for au pairs.

The State Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

1 part of Title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

22 CFR 62

What happens next and when

The Department of State will accept comments from the public for 60 days from July 30, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket DOS-2026-0859 on Regulations.gov
• Title 22 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register