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Employment relief for Haitian F-1 students facing severe economic hardship

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CountryUnited States
Operative dateFebruary 4, 2023
CategoryMigration policy
Affected groupF-1 nonimmigrant students whose country of citizenship is haiti, regardless of country of birth (or individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in haiti)

Policy effect

Eligible Haitian F-1 students experiencing severe economic hardship from the crisis in Haiti may request employment authorization, work additional hours while school is in session, and reduce their course load while maintaining F-1 status.

Conditions and exceptions

Recorded validated scope: F-1 student employment authorization and course load requirements.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

Students Experiencing Severe Economic Hardship as a Direct Result of the Current Crisis in Haiti AGENCY: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is suspending certain regulatory requirements for F-1 nonimmigrant students whose country of citizenship is Haiti, regardless of country of birth (or individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Haiti), and who are experiencing severe economic hardship as a direct result of the current crisis in Haiti. The Secretary is taking action to provide relief to these Haitian students who are in lawful F-1 nonimmigrant student status so the students may request employment authorization on the date of publication of this notice, work an increased number of hours while school is in session, and reduce their course load while continuing to maintain their F-1 nonimmigrant student status. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will deem an F-1 nonimmigrant student granted employment authorization by means of this notice to be … cfemail="c8bbadbeb888a1abade6aca0bbe6afa7be">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, telephone: (703) 603-3400. This is not a toll-free number. Program information can be found at <a href="https://www.ice.gov/sevis/">https://www.ice.gov/sevis/</a>. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: What action is DHS taking under this notice? The Secretary is exercising authority under 8 CFR 214.2(f)(9) to temporarily suspend the applicability of certain requirements governing on-campus and off-campus employment for F-1 nonimmigrant students whose country of citizenship is Haiti, regardless of country of birth (or individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Haiti), who are present in the United States in lawful F-1 nonimmigrant student status on the date of publication of this notice, and who are experiencing severe economic hardship as a direct result of the current crisis in Haiti. DHS initially suspended certain regulatory requirements for F-1 nonimmigrant students experiencing severe economic hardship as a direct result of the January 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti. See 75 FR 56120 (Sep. 15, 2010). The original notice was effective from September 15, 2010, until July 22, 2011. A subsequent … coronavirus">https://www.ice.gov/coronavirus</a> (last visited Nov. 30, 2022). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Who is covered by this notice? This notice applies exclusively to F-1 nonimmigrant students who, on the date of publication of this notice, meet all of the following conditions: (1) Are a citizen of Haiti, regardless of country of birth (or an individual having no nationality who last habitually resided in Haiti); (2) Were lawfully present in the United States in F-1 nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(F)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(F)(i); (3) Are currently enrolled in an academic institution that is Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)-certified for enrollment for F-1 nonimmigrant students; (4) Are currently maintaining F-1 nonimmigrant status; and (5) Are experiencing severe economic hardship as a direct result of the current crisis in Haiti. This notice applies to F-1 nonimmigrant students in an approved private school in kindergarten through grade 12, public school grades 9 through 12, and undergraduate and graduate education. An F-1 nonimmigrant [[Page 5017]] student …
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Retrieved from https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/01/26/2023-01593/employment-authorization-for-haitian-f-1-nonimmigrant-students-experiencing-severe-economic-hardship

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