Les Etats-Unis vont limiter la durée des séjours des journalistes et étudiants étrangers
The US government has decided to limit the length of stay in the United States for foreign students and journalists, according to an administrative document published Thursday, a new step in its very restrictive immigration policy.
Under the new rules, expected to take effect within two months unless blocked in Congress, foreign nationals holding a student visa will not be allowed to stay in the United States for more than four years.
Foreign journalists, for their part, will be limited to stays of 240 days, or about eight months, while being able to request renewals for identical periods.
Chinese journalists will be subject to a particularly restrictive framework, with visas limited to 90 days.
Until now, the United States granted visas for the duration of a student's program and up to five years for a journalist.
This measure will affect journalists accredited to hundreds of foreign media outlets in the United States. It was proposed by the government last year, which initiated a consultation phase.
Around a hundred international media outlets and press organizations, including AFP, had stated in an open letter that this would "diminish the quantity and quality of coverage" of American news.
President Donald Trump has vowed to end illegal immigration and limit legal immigration. Congress, where his party holds a majority, rarely opposes his initiatives.
AFP
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