United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2023_register executive 2023-08-19 article Notices D09002ee1c799bb45 D09002ee1c799bbe0 United States Department of Homeland Security originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States U.s. Immigration and Customs Enforcement originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency 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 Sudan, regardless of country of birth (or individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Sudan), and who are experiencing severe economic hardship as a direct result of the current crisis in Sudan. The Secretary is taking action to provide relief to these Sudanese students who are in lawful F-1 nonimmigrant student status, so the students may request employment authorization, 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 engaged in a "full course of study" for the duration of the employment authorization, if the nonimmigrant student satisfies the minimum course load requirement described in this notice. 88 FR 56857 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-08-21/2023-17871 2023-17871 fr21au23-92 RIN 1653-ZA39 9111-28-P Docket No. ICEB-2023-0004 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-08-21/2023-17871 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-08-21/html/2023-17871.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-08-21/pdf/2023-17871.pdf 8 p. 56857 56864 88 FR 56857 RIN 1653-ZA39 Employment Authorization for Sudanese F-1 Nonimmigrant Students Experiencing Severe Economic Hardship as a Direct Result of the Current Crisis in Sudan; Federal Register Vol. 88, Issue NOTICE 2023-17871 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 2023-10-20 Docket No. ICEB-2023-0004 9111-28-P 2023-17871 Notice.

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 Sudan, regardless of country of birth (or individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Sudan), and who are experiencing severe economic hardship as a direct result of the current crisis in Sudan. The Secretary is taking action to provide relief to these Sudanese students who are in lawful F-1 nonimmigrant student status, so the students may request employment authorization, 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 engaged in a "full course of study" for the duration of the employment authorization, if the nonimmigrant student satisfies the minimum course load requirement described in this notice.

This action is effective October 20, 2023, through April 19, 2025. Sharon Snyder, Unit Chief, Policy and Response Unit, Student and Exchange Visitor Program, MS 5600, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 500 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20536-5600; email: sevp@ice.dhs.gov, telephone: (703) 603-3400. This is not a toll-free number. Program information can be found at https:// www.ice.gov/sevis/. Employment Authorization for Sudanese F1 Nonimmigrant Students Experiencing Severe Economic Hardship as a Direct Result of the Current Crisis in Sudan, sevp@ice.dhs.gov acleddata.com/2019/07/02/the-rapid-support-forces-and-the-escalation-of-violence-in-sudan/ http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2017/191&referer=/english/&Lang=E https://acleddata.com/2021/10/29/appetite-for-destruction-the-military-counter-revolution-in-sudan/ https://apnews.com/article/sudan-who-is-abdel-fattah-burhan-3f2d4d660fabf1b526f09f04808af7c8 https://dtm.iom.int/reports/dtm-sudan-situation-report-16 https://m.reliefweb.int/country/220/sdn?figures-display=all https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/12/1107292 https://reliefweb.int/map/sudan/sudan-floods-people-areas-affected-02-october-2022 https://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/sudan-clashes-between-sudanese-armed-forces-and-rapid-support-forces-flash-update-16-april-2023-enar https://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/sudan-complex-emergency-fact-sheet-15-fiscal-year-fy-2023 https://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/sudan-humanitarian-key-messages-february-2023 https://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/sudan-humanitarian-needs-overview-2023-november-2022 https://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/sudan-humanitarian-needs-overview-2023-november-2022?_gl=1*1a32v0y*_ga*MjA2NjI5MjkzOS4xNjkwMzcxNzYy*_ga_E60ZNX2F68*MTY5MDM3MTc2MS4xLjEuMTY5MDM3MTgwNS4xNi4wLjA https://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/sudan-key-message-update-exceedingly-high-cost-living-and-conflict-undermine-benefits-harvest-march-2023 https://reports.unocha.org/en/country/sudan/card/1LiGbNBeVA/ https://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/students/special-student-relief https://www.acaps.org/country/sudan/crisis/violence-in-darfur-and-kordofan-regions https://www.acaps.org/fileadmin/Data_Product/Main_media/20220324_acaps_global_risk_report_march_2022.pdf https://www.acaps.org/fileadmin/Data_Product/Main_media/20230419_acaps_briefing_note_sudan_conflict.pdf https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59855246 https://www.ecoi.net/en/document/2069005.html https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/2078615/N2258000-1.pdf https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/2087153/N2303752.pdf https://www.ice.gov/sevis/ https://www.npr.org/2023/04/16/1170289462/sudans-army-and-rsf-are-doing-battle-leaving-56-civilians-dead https://www.state.gov/reports/2019-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/sudan/ https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/sudan/ https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/415610_SUDAN-2022-HUMAN-RIGHTS-REPORT.pdf https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-fees/additional-information-on-filing-a-fee-waiver.The https://www.uscis.gov/i-765 https://www.uscis.gov/i-765-addresses https://www.usip.org/publications/2019/04/after-bashir-new-dawn-sudan-part-1 Vol. 88, no. 160 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2023-08-21 continuing daily deposited born digital 263 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-08-21 P0b002ee1bfef455f 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr21au23 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-08-21 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-08-21/pdf/FR-2023-08-21.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-08-21/xml/FR-2023-08-21.xml fdlp 56745 56997 DGPO 2023-08-19 2024-05-29 FR-2023-08-21 machine generated eng FR FR-2023-08-21 88 160