Harvard University is advising international students and scholars enrolled in on-campus programmes this fall to try to be in the United States by September 15, when new Department of Homeland Security rules imposing four-year limits and other restrictions on student visa status take effect.
The Harvard International Office (HIO) recommendation covers F-1 international students as well as F-1 and J-1 students and J-1 scholars. The timing matters because the new rules will apply differently depending on whether a visa holder is already in the US when they take effect or enters the country afterwards.
