Student Visa Integrity Act of 2026

This bill would change the rules for student and exchange visitor visas. It would deny student visas for college coursework to citizens of countries it lists as foreign adversaries, including China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Venezuela under Maduro, and would bar citizens of certain other countries from flight training and nuclear studies. It would require schools hosting foreign students to be accredited, require background checks for school officials who manage the program, and set fines and other penalties for schools that do not meet reporting rules. It would also limit foreign students' stays to their program length or 4 years, limit online classes to 10 percent of their coursework, and set new reporting and attestation rules for employers of foreign students.

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Sponsors

• Brandon Gill Republican sponsor
• 3 cosponsors