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DHS/USCIS RIN: 1615-AB44 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Authorizing Suspension of Employment Authorization Requirements on the Basis of Severe Economic Hardship for F-1 Students and Emergent Circumstances 
Abstract: This rule amended DHS regulations applying to on-campus employment, off-campus employment authorization, and duration of status for nonimmigrant F-1 students. The rule permits the Secretary to suspend some or all of the requirements for on-campus or off-campus employment where emergent circumstances exist as provided through notice in the Federal Register. The rule also amends the regulations to provide that an F-1 student who carries less than a full course of study as a result of this special employment authorization will be deemed to be maintaining status for the duration of the authorization, as long as the student carries a minimum course load of 6 credit hours if the student is an undergraduate, or 3 credit hours if the student is in graduate school. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214   
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101    8 USC 1103    8 USC 1182    8 USC 1186a    8 USC 1187    8 USC 1221    8 USC 1281 and 1282   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  06/10/1998  63 FR 31871   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  08/10/1998    
Transferred to RIN 1653-AA61  07/28/2010    
Additional Information: CIS No. 1914-98 (Employment Authorization for Certain F-1 Nonimmigrant Students Whose Means of Financial Support Comes From Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, or the Philippines). Transferred from RIN 1615-AA99
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Previously reported as 1115-AF15 
Agency Contact:
Susan Arroyo
Chief of Staff, Service Center Operations
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
20 Massachusetts Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20529
Phone:202 272-1094
Fax:202 272-1543
Email: susan.k.arroyo@uscis.dhs.gov