Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Publishes a Special Student Relief (SSR) Notice for Ukrainian and Sudanese Students

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) published a Special Student Relief (SSR) notice for International Students from Ukraine and Sudan, effective April 19, 2022. Special Student Relief (SSR) is the suspension of certain regulatory requirements by the secretary of Department of Homeland Security for F‑1 student from parts of the world that are experiencing emergent circumstances. Regulatory requirements that may be suspended or altered for an F-1 student include duration of status, full course of study and off-campus employment eligibility. 

To be eligible, an F-1 student must:

  • Be a citizen of Ukraine or Sudan, regardless of country of birth (or be an individual having no nationality who last habitually resided in Ukraine or Sudan);

  • Have been lawfully present in the United States in F-1 nonimmigrant status on April 19, 2022;

  • Be currently maintaining F-1 nonimmigrant status;

  • Be enrolled in an SEVP-certified academic institution; and

  • Be experiencing severe economic hardship as a direct result of the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine or current crisis in Sudan.

SSR notices will temporarily suspend applicable on-campus and off-campus employment regulations for eligible Ukrainian and Sudanese students until October 19, 2023.