The new 4-year policy for F-1 students that the Donald Trump administration finalized on Thursday led to major confusion among academics as experts questioned how PhD students are supposed to complete their course in four years. International students from now on will have a four-year visa validity. They will have to seek an extension for their visa from the State Department and the USCIS will grant the extension after another round of screening, background checks, fraud reviews etc.
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Andreas Karch, a professor at the University of Texas-Austin, said it' impossible to finish phD in 4 years. “How hard will it be to get an extension? Will any foreigner still come to the US for a science or engineering PhD?”
