Special student relief provisions
February 23, 2023
USCIS is releasing a new Policy Manual to clarify the validity period of employment authorization for F-1 nonimmigrant students experiencing severe economic hardship due to emergent circumstances who are work authorized under the special student relief (SSR) provisions of 8 CFR. The update provides clarification for cases of severe economic hardship due to emergent circumstances, allowing USCIS to grant off-campus SSR employment authorization to an F-1 nonimmigrant student for the duration of the Federal Register notice validity period. This employment authorization does not extend past the student’s academic program end date. The update notes that USCIS may issue employment authorization documents for the duration of the Federal Register notice.
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