Homeland Security Department
Unlike most nonimmigrant classifications, which are admitted for a fixed time period, aliens in the F (academic student), J (exchange visitor), and most I (representatives of foreign information media) classifications, with limited exceptions, are currently admitted into the United States for the period of time that they are complying with the terms and conditions of their nonimmigrant classification ("duration of status"). The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to amend its regulations by changing the admission period in the F, J, and I classifications from duration of status to an admission for a fixed time period.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Homeland Security 8 CFR Parts 214, 248, and 274a [DHS Docket No. ICEB-2025-0001] RIN 1653-AA95 ( printed page 42070) AGENCY: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). SUMMARY: Unlike most nonimmigrant classifications, which are admitted for a fixed time period, aliens in the F (academic student), J (exchange visitor), and most I (representatives of foreign information media) classifications, with limited exceptions, are currently admitted into the United States for the period of time that they are complying with the terms and conditions of their nonimmigrant classification (“duration of status”). The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to amend its regulations by changing the admission period in the F, J, and I classifications from duration of status to an admission for a fixed time period. DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 29, 2025. Information collection comment period: Comments on the information collection described in the Paperwork Reduction Act section below must be received by October 27, 2025. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the entirety of this rule, which must be identified by Docket No. ICEB-2025-0001, through the following method: Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov . Follow the website instructions to submit comments. Comments on the information collection may be submitted to the …
Citation: 90 FR 42070
