International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) supports internationalization at the University of Denver by serving as a resource to students, faculty, and staff in meeting the needs of the international community on campus.
ISSS hosted a Town Hall meeting on Friday, October 23, 2020 at 12 pm MT to explain a proposed rule to eliminate Duration of Status and its effect on F students and J students and scholars. If you were unable to attend or would like to view the town hall again, please see the recording below or visit the following link: https://youtu.be/id2Ft7KJa_8
To view the PowerPoint slides that accompanied the town hall, please click HERE.
Proposed Rule
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently published a proposed rule to eliminate Duration of Status (D/S). Duration of status allows students and scholars who maintain their immigration status to be in the U.S. for the time necessary to complete their academic activity. Extensions of I-20s and DS-2019s are currently processed by ISSS.
Instead, DHS proposes that F students and J students and scholars be admitted to the United States for 2 or 4 years and be required to submit applications to USCIS to extend their permission to stay. This change will have many implications for students and scholars.
The proposed rule will take effect after a comment period which ends Monday, October 26, 2020; a review period; and publication of a final rule which may have changes from the proposed rule.
Best wishes to all the international students who are graduating or finishing their programs at the University of Denver! We are excited to celebrate with you as the University of Denver honors the Class of 2020. ISSS is incredibly proud of everything you have achieved including adapting and succeeding during this strange and unusual quarter. If you haven't already, watch the graduation video we have put together for our incredible international students here.
