US visa proposal: 4-year student visas, 240-day limit for foreign journalists
Washington D.C.: The Trump administration has recently unveiled a proposal to restrict the duration of visas for international students, cultural exchange visitors, and foreign journalists, in a bid to curb visa abuse and strengthen immigration controls.
The proposed rule seeks to replace the existing “duration of status” system, in place since 1978, with fixed visa terms.
"For too long, past administrations have allowed foreign students and other visa holders to remain in the US virtually indefinitely, posing safety risks, costing untold amounts of taxpayer dollars, and disadvantaging US citizens," a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson said, adding that this proposed rule would close those loopholes by limiting how long certain visa holders can stay.
The Trump administration says that the changes will prevent abuses such as “forever students” who remain enrolled to prolong their stay.
Under the new framework, student and exchange visas would be capped at four years, while foreign journalists (I visas) would be limited to 240 days, with options for extension. Meanwhile, Chinese nationals holding journalist visas would be subject to an even stricter limit of 90 days.
Visa holders wishing to remain in the country beyond the fixed term would need to apply for an extension through US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), enabling DHS to conduct additional reviews of their status and activities.
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Pregnant youtuber killed in Telangana, husband held
Karimnagar (Telangana), Mar 18 (PTI): A 20-year-old pregnant youtuber was allegedly murdered by her husband in Telangana's Jagtial district, police said on Wednesday.
The victim, identified as Vaishnavi, was found lying in a pool of blood at her parents' residence in Madhapur village on Tuesday.
According to Korutla Inspector Suresh, the woman's parents alerted the police.
Based on a complaint lodged by the victim's father, S R Durgaprasad, the accused, Chittari Hariprasad was arrested.
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Police said Hariprasad allegedly killed his wife by strangulation and stabbing her on the face.
The couple had been married for about ten months.
The victim's father also alleged that Vaishnavi had been subjected to dowry harassment by her husband, as well as his mother and brother.
Police said Hariprasad would be produced before a local court and remanded to judicial custody.
While Hariprasad has been named as the prime accused in the murder, investigators are also probing the alleged involvement of his family members on charges of abetment.
The body was handed over to the family after conducting a postmortem examination, police added.
