{"id":25359,"date":"2025-09-10T13:55:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T13:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/international.northeastern.edu\/ogs\/?p=25359"},"modified":"2025-09-15T17:42:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T17:42:40","slug":"dhs-proposed-rule-on-f-and-j-duration-of-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/international.northeastern.edu\/ogs\/dhs-proposed-rule-on-f-and-j-duration-of-status\/","title":{"rendered":"DHS Proposed Rule on F and J \u201cDuration of Status\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"On August 28, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a <\/span>proposed rule<\/span><\/a> that would eliminate \u201cDuration of Status (D\/S)\u201d for individuals in F and J nonimmigrant status. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nThis is a proposed rule only and, at present, nothing has changed.<\/span> More on this below. \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nWhat is Duration of Status (D\/S)?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nMost nonimmigrants are admitted into the U.S. for a specific duration of time, e.g. H-1B visa holders are generally admitted to the U.S. for 3 years from the date of entry. However, those in F and J status have historically been admitted for \u201cD\/S\u201d, rather than for a fixed period. This means that students and scholars in F and J status could remain in the U.S. as long as they maintained their academic or research program requirements and had a valid I-20 or DS-2019. \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nWhat would change under the proposal?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n