DHS Federal Register Notice Grants Special Student Relief To Libyan F-1 Students
On June 10, 2011, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a Federal Register notice granting special student relief benefits to F-1 students who are citizens of Libya. Effective from June 10, 2011 until December 31, 2011, this notice applies to F-1 students "who are experiencing severe economic hardship as a direct result of the civil unrest in Libya since February 2011," and who have been in F-1 status as of February 1, 2011.
F-1 special student relief allows a student to work on- or off-campus full time following specific procedures set forth in the Federal Register notice. It also allows an undergraduate or graduate student to reduce his or her courseload for a student to reduce his or her courseload (to not less than six credit hours for undergraduate students or not less than three credit hours for graduate students) if needed because of this employment.
Eligibility requirements, limitations to the benefits, and procedures are discussed in detail in the Federal Register notice.
************************************************************************************************DOS Federal Register Notice Grants Special Student Relief To Libyan J-1 Students
On June 10, 2011, the Department of State published a Federal Register notice granting special student relief benefits to J-1 students who are citizens of Libya. Effective from June 10, 2011 until December 31, 2011, this notice applies to "college and university students in J-1 status whose means of financial support come from Libya and whose financial support has been disrupted, reduced, or eliminated due to turmoil in their home country."The Responsible Officer of a qualifying student's exchange visitor program may authorize the student to pursue full-time or part-time on-campus or off-campus employment by annotating the student's SEVIS record as specified in the notice. The notice also allows the RO to authorize a reduced course load (to not less than six credit hours for undergraduate students or not less than three credit hours for graduate students) for a student who needs to reduce his or her course load due to this employment. The reduced course load is also authorized by a prescribed annotation of the student's SEVIS record.
Text of the Federal Register notice:
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33993-33994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14499]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
22 CFR Part 62
[Public Notice 7500]
RIN 1400-ZA20
Exchange Visitor Program
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Notice of suspension of applicability of certain requirements.
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SUMMARY: The Department is temporarily suspending the application of
certain requirements governing program status and on-campus and off-
campus employment for J-1 Libyan students. This action is necessary to
mitigate the adverse impact upon these students due to political
turmoil in their home country.
DATES: This action is effective June 10, 2011, and will remain in
effect until December 31, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole Deaner, Senior Advisor, Private
Sector Exchange, 2200 C Street NW., SA-5, 5th Floor, Washington, DC
20522; e-mail JExchanges@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Recent political turmoil in Libya has
affected Exchange Visitor Program college and university students
studying in the United States. Many of the students dependent upon
financial support originating in their home country have found
themselves without funds. To ameliorate the hardship arising from this
lack of financial support and facilitate these students' continued
studies, the Department is suspending the application of the full
course of study requirement set forth at 22 CFR 62.23(e), the
application of the requirements governing student employment set forth
at 22 CFR 62.23(g), and the application of the duration of
participation requirements set forth at 22 CFR 62.23(h) effective June
10, 2011 until December 31, 2011. The temporary suspension of certain
requirements governing program status and on-campus and off-campus
employment for J-1 Libyan students does not apply to Federal Work-Study
jobs.
College and university students in J-1 status whose means of
financial support come from Libya and whose financial support has been
disrupted, reduced, or eliminated due to turmoil in their home country
may be authorized by the Responsible Officer of their academic
institution to pursue full-time or part-time on-campus or off-campus
employment. A reduction in the students' academic course load may also
be necessary due to this employment and accordingly, such students will
be deemed to be in valid J-1 Exchange Visitor Program student status if
they are (i) an undergraduate student and enrolled for not less than
six semester hours of academic credit or its recognized equivalent;
(ii) a graduate student enrolled for not less than three hours of
academic credit or its recognized equivalent; (iii) a non-degree
student actively participating on not less than a half-time equivalent
basis in the prescribed course of study for which the student was
initially authorized J-1 student status; or (iv) a non-degree student
actively pursuing English language instruction on not less than a half-
time equivalent basis.
Read more at: http://www.nafsa.org/resourcelibrary/default.aspx?id=27238
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