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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 146 / Tuesday, August 3, 2021 / Notices Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $71,930.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
DHS Docket No. ICEB20210008
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Employment Authorization for Haitian F1 Nonimmigrant Students Experiencing Severe Economic Hardship as a Direct Result of the Current Crisis in Haiti U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

This notice announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security Secretary has suspended certain regulatory requirements for F1
nonimmigrant students whose country of citizenship is Haiti regardless of country of birth and who are experiencing severe economic hardship as a direct result of the current crisis in Haiti. The Secretary is taking action to provide relief to Haitian citizens who are lawful F1 nonimmigrant students so the students may request employment authorization, work an increased number of hours while school is in session, and reduce their course
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load while continuing to maintain F1
nonimmigrant student status. DHS will deem an F1 nonimmigrant student who receives employment authorization by means of this notice to be engaged in a full course of study for the duration of the employment authorization, if the nonimmigrant student satisfies the minimum course load requirement described in this notice.
DATES: This F1 notice is effective August 3, 2021 through February 3, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sharon Snyder, Unit Chief, Policy and Response Unit, Student and Exchange Visitor Program, MS 5600, U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 500 12th Street SW, Washington, DC
205365600; email: sevp@ice.dhs.gov, telephone: 703 6033400. This is not a toll-free number. Program information can be found at http www.ice.gov/
sevis/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
What action is the Department of Homeland Security DHS taking under this notice?
The Secretary of Homeland Security is exercising authority under 8 CFR
214.2f9 to temporarily suspend the applicability of certain requirements governing on-campus and off-campus employment for F1 nonimmigrant students whose country of citizenship is Haiti regardless of country of birth who are present in the United States in lawful F1 nonimmigrant student status as of August 3, 2021, and who are experiencing severe economic hardship as a direct result of the current crisis in Haiti. DHS initially suspended certain regulatory requirements for F1
nonimmigrant students experiencing severe economic hardship as a direct result of the January 12, 2010
earthquake in Haiti. See 75 FR 56120
Sep. 15, 2010. The original notice was effective from September 15, 2010, until July 22, 2011. A subsequent notice provided for an 18-month extension from July 22, 2011, through January 22, 2013. See 76 FR 28997 May 19, 2011.
A third notice provided another 18month extension from January 22, 2013, through July 22, 2014. See 77 FR 59942
Oct. 1, 2012. A fourth notice provided for another 18-month extension from July 22, 2014, through January 22, 2016.
See 79 FR 11805 Mar. 3, 2014. A fifth notice provided for another 18-month extension from January 22, 2016, through July 22, 2017. See 80 FR 51579
Aug. 25, 2015. Effective with this publication, suspension of the employment limitations is available through February 3, 2023, for those who
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are in lawful F1 nonimmigrant status as of August 3, 2021. DHS will deem an F1 nonimmigrant student granted employment authorization through this notice to be engaged in a full course of study, for the duration of the employment authorization if the student satisfies the minimum course load set forth in this notice.1 See 8 CFR
214.2f6iF.
Who is covered by this notice?
This notice applies exclusively to F
1 nonimmigrant students who meet all of the following conditions:
1 Are citizens of Haiti, regardless of country of birth;
2 Were lawfully present in the United States in an F1 nonimmigrant status on August 3, 2021, under section 101a15Fi of the Immigration and Nationality Act INA, 8 U.S.C.
1101a15Fi;
3 Are enrolled in an institution that is Student and Exchange Visitor Program SEVP-certified for enrollment of F1 nonimmigrant students;
4 Are maintaining F1 status; and 5 Are experiencing severe economic hardship as a direct result of the current crisis in Haiti.
This notice applies to F1
nonimmigrant students in an approved private school in grades kindergarten through grade 12, public school in grades 9 through 12, and undergraduate and graduate education. An F1
nonimmigrant student covered by this notice who transfers to another SEVPcertified academic institution remains eligible for the relief provided by means of this notice. Nothing in this notice affects the applicability of federal and state labor laws limiting the employment of minors.
Why is DHS taking this action?
As a result of the current crisis in Haiti, the Secretary designated Haiti for Temporary Protected Status TPS for 18
months, effective August 3, 2021
through February 3, 2023, based on extraordinary and temporary conditions 1 Because the suspension of requirements under this notice applies throughout an academic term during which the suspension is in effect, DHS
considers an F1 nonimmigrant student who engaged in a reduced course load or employment or both after this notice is effective to be engaging in a full course of study, see 8 CFR 214.2f6, and eligible for employment authorization, through the end of any academic term for which such student is matriculated as of February 3, 2023, provided the student satisfies the minimum course load requirements in this notice. DHS also considers students who engage in online coursework pursuant to ICE coronavirus disease 2019 COVID19 guidance for nonimmigrant students to be in compliance with regulations while such guidance remains in effect. See ICE Guidance on COVID19, available at https www.ice.gov/
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