WASHINGTON: 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 proposed change, foreigners would not be allowed to stay for more than four years on student visas in the United States. Foreign journalists would be limited to stays of just 240 days, although they could apply to extend by additional 240-day periods.

The new fixed time period for visas would create additional hurdles for international students, exchange workers and foreign journalists.

The Department of Homeland Security plans to introduce a new rule capping the length of stay for international students, among other visa changes, amid the Trump administration's…