On September 19, 2025, the White House signed a proclamation titled, "Restrictions on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers." However, since the proclamation's issuance, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the Department of State (DoS) have provided important clarifications on the scope and implementation of this proclamation, which can be found on USCIS' memo, USCIS' frequently asked questions, CBP's memo, and DoS' frequently asked questions.

On August 28, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed rule to change the current I-94 Duration of Status (D/S) to instead issue an exact date in which an individual can be in the U.S. lawfuly for F and J nonimmigrants students and scholars.

On June 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of State has announced appointments for F-1 and J-1 student and exchange visitor visa applicants will resume at embassies/consulates soon. This update follows the temporary pause in visa interview scheduling that was announced at the end of May as the Department of State implemented screening and vetting processes.

On June 4, 2025 the Trump administration issued Presidential Proclamation 10949 restricting the entry to the U.S. for specific foreign nationals. This proclamation went into effect on June 9th, 2025 at 12:01 AM EDT. Citizens of the following countries are affected by the entry restriction:

On May 28, 2025, the Department of State made a press statement regarding plans to revoke visas for some Chinese students with ties to the Chinese Community party or "studying in critical fields." At this time, they do not define "critical fields." The statement also indicates that they will implement measures to enhance scrutiny of visa applications from citizens of China and Hong Kong. At this time no further details were provided.