International students heading to the US will soon face more immigration paperwork after the Trump administration replaced the decades-old Duration of Status (D/S) system with fixed admission periods. Lawyers say the biggest change is to immigration status—not student visas—with stricter deadlines, shorter grace periods and additional USCIS filings for many students.

The administration of United States President Donald Trump has finalised a new immigration rule limiting most foreign students and exchange visitors to a maximum stay of four…

International students previously could stay as long as their program lasted. The Trump administration is ending that 1978 policy.