China Demands US Drop 90-Day Visa Curbs, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
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Updated · NBC News · Jul 17
China Demands US Drop 90-Day Visa Curbs, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
2 articles · Updated · NBC News · Jul 17
Summary
Beijing said Friday it rejects new U.S. visa rules as discriminatory and warned it may retaliate unless Washington withdraws them.
The DHS rule, issued Thursday, would cap student and exchange visas at four years and cut Chinese journalists' visas to 90 days from open-ended stays tied to work or programs.
It also bars graduate students from changing educational objectives or transferring schools without approval and halves the post-study departure window to 30 days.
DHS said more than 1.8 million student visa admissions in 2024—up over 11%—plus 500,000 exchange visitors and 37,300 media visas strained oversight capacity.
The rule takes effect 60 days after Federal Register publication, subject to congressional review, extending Trump's broader crackdown on both legal and illegal immigration.