{"id":15080,"date":"2025-09-02T18:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T04:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/?p=15080"},"modified":"2025-09-02T16:23:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T02:23:48","slug":"dhs-proposed-rule-to-eliminate-duration-of-status-could-significantly-change-f-1-j-1-student-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/?p=15080","title":{"rendered":"DHS Proposed Rule to Eliminate “Duration of Status\u201d Could Significantly Change F-1 & J-1 Student Status"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On<\/span> August 28, 2025<\/b>, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed rule in the <\/span>Federal Register (90 FR 42070) titled <\/span><\/i>Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media<\/span><\/i><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

If implemented, this rule would end the current<\/span> \u201cduration of status\u201d (D\/S) system<\/b> for F, J, and I visa holders and replace it with fixed admission periods. Students would need to apply for extensions with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) if more time is required to complete their program.<\/span><\/p>\n

At this stage, this is only a <\/span>proposed rule<\/b> and <\/span>is not yet in effect<\/b>. The public has an opportunity to provide comments during the open comment period.<\/span><\/p>\n

Key Proposed Changes:<\/b><\/h2>\n