WASHINGTON: Aiming to attract more students from abroad, including India, the Obama administration has proposed to provide six-year work permit to certain category of foreigners who come to study in the U.S.

The move, likely to benefit Indian students the most is being opposed by a top Republican lawmaker.

According to new regulations proposed by the Department of Homeland Security, foreign students in science, technology, engineering and maths collectively called STEM would be allowed to work in the U.S. for six years -- three years after finishing an undergraduate program, and then if it is needed, another three years after a graduate programme.

Currently, foreign students are authorised to work for a 12-month period after graduation from a US degree programme.

Foreign students graduating from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) degree programmes are granted an additional 17 months of employment.

The new proposals have been submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee, according to which the students in non-STEM category would get work permit for three years if they had an earlier STEM degree.
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