{"id":11782,"date":"2023-05-04T16:07:53","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T02:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/?p=11782"},"modified":"2023-05-04T16:08:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T02:08:34","slug":"dhs-redesignates-and-extends-special-student-relief-employment-ssr-benefits-to-hong-kong-resident-students-experiencing-severe-economic-hardship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/?p=11782","title":{"rendered":"DHS Redesignates and Extends Special Student Relief Employment (SSR) Benefits to Hong Kong Resident Students Experiencing Severe Economic Hardship"},"content":{"rendered":"

On May 3, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has provided a <\/span>Federal Register Notice<\/span><\/a> announcing the extension and redesignation of Special Student Relief (SSR) for students from Hong Kong to include eligible students who are in a lawful F-1 status as of Jan. 26, 2023, and extend relief until Feb. 5, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n

This notice will temporarily suspend applicable on-campus and off-campus employment regulations for eligible Hong Kong residents.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Federal Register notice defines the following terms:<\/span><\/p>\n

A Hong Kong resident is defined as an “individual of any nationality, or without nationality, who has met the requirements for, and been granted, a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Passport, a British National Overseas Passport, a British Overseas Citizen Passport, a Hong Kong Permanent Identity card, or a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Document of Identity for Visa Purposes.” DHS will continue to monitor the situation in Hong Kong and will announce any additional modifications or extensions to this notice in the Federal Register.<\/span><\/p>\n

These notices apply exclusively to F-1 nonimmigrant students who meet all of the following conditions:<\/span><\/p>\n