Student Visa Security Improvement Act

This bill creates new rules for foreign students who want to study in the United States and the schools that accept them. The Department of Homeland Security would need to review student visa applications more carefully, including conducting face-to-face interviews when needed to check if applicants have connections to terrorist activities. Schools and exchange programs would have to make sure their foreign students are actively participating in their studies, regularly check on them, and report if students transfer schools or change their major. The bill also allows qualifying schools better access to a government database that tracks student information, and requires a government review of the fees charged for the student visitor program.

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