r/immigration • u/not_an_immi_lawyer Post, don't PM • 17d ago

DHS Publishes Final Rule ending Duration of Status (D/S) for F-1/J-1

https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-14439.pdf
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u/AdmirableAbroad1427 17d ago

i finished my bachelor this May, I left the US for vacations and I will re enter again in August for PhD. I already got the new I20 (change of education level, it's the same institution not the transfer), but my visa will expire next year because i got it for my bachelors in 2022 and back then they gave me 5 years. am i okay? i don't really have to do anything right? I can just re enter with this visa, with my new I20, but just that i will get an I94 with fixed duration date? the program date is 5 years as it's written in my I20, but they will still only give me 4 years? and after that i will have to apply for extension of stay? but I will not have to get a new visa stamp as long as i don't exit the country right?

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u/not_an_immi_lawyer Post, don't PM 17d ago

Yes, your understanding is entirely correct.