Washington, Aug. 27 -- The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed new regulations to replace the "duration of status" framework with fixed admission periods for nonimmigrant academic students (F), exchange visitors (J), and representatives of foreign information media (I).

According to the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) issued by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the DHS aims to amend its regulations to ensure that F, J, and I nonimmigrants are admitted for a specific time period rather than indefinitely as long as they comply with the terms of their status.

The NPRM states that "nonimmigrants who would like to stay in the United States beyond their fixed date of admission would need to apply directl...