By Elizabeth Redden. White House aide Stephen Miller urged President Trump to end all student visas for Chinese nationals before the proposal was abandoned over concerns about the economic and diplomatic impact, the Financial Times reported, citing four people familiar with the deliberations. More...
Trump administration planning stricter student visa rules
Techno-News Blog. The Trump administration is planning to propose a set maximum period of authorized stay for international students in the U.S., according to Inside Higher Ed, which notes concern the change will depress the number of international students. More...
WHO voices alarm as academics denied visas to visit UK
The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed alarm about the impact of the United Kingdom government’s immigration policy on international academic cooperation after several foreign scholars were denied visas to attend a conference, writes Matthew Weaver for The Guardian. More...Bring back work visas for overseas graduates, say UK universities
International student numbers in UK ‘flatlining’ as it fails to compete against likes of US. More...
When a Temporary Visa Is More Temporary Than Thought
By Elizabeth Redden. British academic said she had to leave the country after Johns Hopkins declined to submit an application to renew her H-1B visa due to perceived likelihood of denial. More...
A Dream Denied
By Elizabeth Redden. Everything was in place for a young woman from a poor family in Gambia to come to the U.S. to get a college education. But she can't get a visa. More...
Minister supports international student visa change
By Brendan O'Malley. The universities minister, Sam Gyimah, has backed a called by universities for a new visa to allow international students to gain work experience in the United Kingdom for up to two years after graduation. More...Rectors support campaign for deported student’s appeal
By Jan Petter Myklebust. Professor Anne Husebekk, rector of the University of Tromsø in Norway, has been criticised for taking the unprecedented step of organising a campaign to raise funds for an appeal against a decision to reject a student’s residence visa application and ban him from re-entering the country for five years. More...Visa rules reformed to attract more foreign students
By John Gerritsen. The New Zealand government has overhauled post-study work rights for foreign students in a bid to stamp out abuse and attract more enrolments. More...Colyer, Kobach call for ending in-state tuition for undocumented students
Some Republican gubernatorial candidates are calling for the end of in-state tuition for undocumented students at public universities in Kansas. More...