USCIS Hurricane Relief for F-1 Students

On November 25, 2005, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published an interim rule providing relief to F-1 students affected by Hurricane Katrina. The following are links regarding benefits and information that advisers working with students from the affected areas may find helpful.

• USCIS Federal Register Regarding Certain F–1 Nonimmigrant Students Adversely Affected by Hurricane Katrina [70 Fed. Reg. 70992]
  

• USCIS Announces Interim Relief for Foreign Students Adversely Impacted by Hurricane Katrina (48kb )

• Interim Relief for Certain Foreign Academic Students Adversely Affected by Hurricane Katrina - Frequently Asked Questions (122kb )

• USCIS field guidance on remedial measures to assist hurricane victims (77kb ). NAFSA's Practice Advisory 2005-I (653kb )summarizes this memo.