US Citizenship and Immigration Services will extend the duration of work authorization for foreign students on F-1 visas who face financial hardships in their home countries.
Special Student Relief grants F-1 students whose home countries are experiencing natural disaster, military conflict, or other crises authorization to work off-campus while studying at a US college or university.
That relief typically accompanies a designation of Temporary Protected Status for foreign nationals who face unsafe conditions in their home country.
USCIS previously issued work permits to those students for one year. A policy alert released Wednesday clarified that the agency will issue employment ...
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