US universities urge international students to return before mid-September. A new Department of Homeland Security rule replaces the duration of status system. This change will admit F and J visa holders for a fixed period. Students needing extensions must apply before their admission period expires. Institutions are updating procedures and advising students to stay informed.

The final rule issued recently by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has replaced the long-standing ‘duration of status’ (D/S) regime (whereby students could stay in the US…

Two leading US higher education organizations have strongly condemned the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) final rule ending the long-standing "Duration of Status" (D/S)…