The Trump administration proposes reducing the duration of stay for foreign students and journalists, limiting student visas to four years and those for journalists to 240 days.

The Trump administration's proposal provides for reducing the duration of stay for international students to a maximum of four years and for journalists to 240 days, with the exception of Chinese journalists, who will have a 90-day term. China has criticized these measures, considering them discriminatory. The Department of Homeland Security justified the proposal by citing security risks and costs to taxpayers. This change could negatively affect the attraction of international talent and the competitiveness of American universities, given the significant contributions of foreign students to the U.S. economy.