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Foreign students in the United States may be required to reapply every year for permission to stay in the country, if a proposal under consideration by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is implemented. The move will require regulatory changes that could take up to 18 months, the Washington Post reported. Indians are the fastest growing group among the international student population in the U.S. There are 1,66,000 students from India pursuing higher education in the U.S. now, up from about 1 lakh two years earlier. A large majority of them pursue science, technology, engineering and math courses. Around 1.4 million international students are currently present in the U.S. Under current regulations, international students can stay in the U.S. as long as they are enrolled for a programme. Students who enter the U.S. on F-1 visas are issued an entry document with an end date that states “duration of stay,” which is theoretically open-ended. They can stay as long as they have a valid I-20 document, which is issued by the university, with all details regarding the student`s programme of study, financing etc. They can also move from one programme to another and from one institution to another, by a simple notification to the DHS, based on a new I-20 document that the institution issues.
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