Acting Section Chief, SEVP Policy, Student and Exchange Visitor Program

1653-AA63 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1653 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement USICE 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Adjustments to Limitations on Designated School Official Assignment and Study By F-2 and M-2 Nonimmigrants Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 8 CFR 214.2(f)(15) 8 CFR 214.3(a) 8 CFR 214 8 USC 1101 to 1103 8 USC 1182 8 USC 1184 Yes

The rule would improve management of international student programs and increase opportunities for study by spouses and children of nonimmigrant students. The rule would grant school officials more flexibility in determining the number of designated school officials (DSOs) to nominate for the oversight of campuses. The rule would also provide greater incentive for international students to study in the United States by permitting accompanying spouses and children of academic and vocational nonimmigrant students with F-1 or M-1 nonimmigrant status to enroll in less than a full course of study at an SEVP-certified school.

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The anticipated costs of the rule derive from the existing requirement for reporting to DHS additional DSOs and any training that new DSOs would undertake. The primary benefits of the NPRM are providing flexibility to schools in the number of DSOs allowed and providing greater incentive for international students to study in the United States by permitting accompanying spouses and children of academic and vocational nonimmigrant students in F-1 or M-1 status to enroll in study at an SEVP-certified school so long as they are not engaged in a full course of study.

]]> ]]> NPRM 11/21/2013 78 FR 69778 NPRM Comment Period End 01/21/2014 Final Rule 02/00/2015 No None No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No Yes 1615-AA19 Previously reported as Katherine Westerlund H. Acting Section Chief, SEVP Policy, Student and Exchange Visitor Program 1653 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement USICE 703 603-3400 sevp@ice.dhs.gov Potomac Center North, STOP 5600, 500 12th Street SW, Washington DC 20536-5600