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Trump tells foreign students: Overstay your visa, face the consequences

Rule requires foreign students to reapply for visas rather than extending their status

By Simon Hankinson Fox News

Published July 30, 2026 7:00am EDT

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Amid all the noise in Washington and simultaneous lack of legislation coming out of Congress, there have been some quiet wins for accountability in our visa system.

One recent win is an administrative final rule that requires foreign students to comply with their visas. Administrative rules govern how the government implements the law in practice.

Most foreign students who qualify get an F-1 visa, which allows them to study at the undergraduate or graduate level. Some get a J-1, which is for international exchange visitors.

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When student visa holders arrive here, they are given permission to enter under what’s called "duration of status." That means that as long as they are full-time students, they can stay.

President Donald Trump is reining in student visas that have been abused by foreign students. (iStock/Getty Images........

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