{"id":12697,"date":"2023-09-18T15:44:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T01:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/?p=12697"},"modified":"2023-09-18T15:47:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T01:47:14","slug":"dhs-extends-special-student-relief-employment-benefits-to-south-sudanese-students-experiencing-severe-economic-hardship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/?p=12697","title":{"rendered":"DHS Extends Special Student Relief Employment Benefits to South Sudanese Students Experiencing Severe Economic Hardship"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Sept. 5, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted <\/span>Federal Register<\/span><\/a> notices announcing the suspension of certain regulatory requirements for F-1 nonimmigrant students from South Sudan who are experiencing severe economic hardship as a result of the current crisis and humanitarian crisis. This notice extends Special Student Relief (SSR) for eligible South Sudanese students from Nov. 4, 2023, until May 3, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>These notices temporarily suspend applicable on-campus and off-campus employment regulations for eligible South Sudanese students. DHS will continue to monitor the situation in South Sudanese and will announce any additional modifications or extensions to these notices in the Federal Register.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>These notices apply exclusively to F-1 nonimmigrant students who meet all of the following conditions:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Are citizens of South Sudan regardless of country of birth (or individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in South Sudan);<\/p>\n