{"id":28272,"date":"2026-05-29T14:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/iso\/?page_id=28272"},"modified":"2026-09-15T13:48:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T17:48:34","slug":"duration-of-status","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/iso\/current-students\/maintaining-status\/duration-of-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Duration of Status (D\/S)"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":556,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-28272","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"lead_in":"","display_title":"Final Rule on F-1\/J-1 Duration of Status (D\/S)","subtitle":"","call_to_action":"","hero_image_placement":"no_image","hero_media":"images","hero_pattern_option":"","hero_video":"","hero_image_landing":"","hero_image_landing_two":"","hero_image_landing_three":"","content_modules":[{"acf_fc_layout":"card_grid_new","anchor":"","css_class":"","title":"","description":"","card_grid_cta":"","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"content-width","cards":[{"acf_fc_layout":"card","_acfe_flexible_layout_title":null,"card_width":"full","card_overline":"latest update","card_title":"

Important update: September 15, 2026<\/h2>","card_text":"A federal court issued a nationwide preliminary injunction through the\u00a0U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts\u00a0that blocks the Department of Homeland Security from ending duration of status<\/strong> while the lawsuit continues.\r\n\r\nRead the message sent by ISO on September 15<\/a>\u00a0to understand what this means for our international students and scholars.\r\n\r\nThe guidance on the rest of this page reflects what would happen should the rule go through. Please contact ISO<\/a> if you have any questions.","card_image_icon":"none","card_image":"","card_icon":"","card_icon_color":"#252525","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement_full":"","card_image_placement":"","card_background_color":"#ffc70a","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":"","card_hover_arrow":""}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"pt-15","title":"

D\/S proposed changes<\/h2>","content":"On July 17, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security published a\u00a0<\/span>final rule<\/span><\/a> to\u00a0establish\u00a0a fixed\u00a0period of time\u00a0for students and exchange visitors in F and J immigration statuses to remain in the United States for the purposes of completing their academic program or research.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\nThe final rule was originally planned to take effect on Sept. 15, 2026. <\/span>Prior to the final rule, international students and scholars were permitted to stay in the country for the duration of their academic program and\/or the duration of their post-completion OPT\/STEM OPT (for F-1 students) or post completion Academic Training (for J-1 students) (Duration of Status). The current rule replaces Duration of Status with a fixed end date for program completion as noted on Form I-94.\r\n\r\nStudents who enter the U.S. after the effective date of the final rule will have a specific date in the Admit Until Date field of their I-94 (used to be D\/S for Duration of Status). The Admit Until Date will reflect the program end date that is indicated on Form I-20 or DS-2019 and cannot exceed 4 years. Should students require time beyond this date, they will need to file a formal extension application (Form I-539) with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). Previously, students could extend their program end date with the ISO and avoid a formal USCIS application. Students who wish to extend their F-1 status for the purposes of engaging in post-completion practical training (OPT\/ STEM OPT Extension) will be required to file an extension application (Form I-539) with USCIS, in addition to their OPT\/STEM OPT application (Form I-765).\r\n

We understand the significance of these changes and know that you are likely to have questions and concerns. To help answer your questions ISO has gathered resources on this page to assist you in navigating these changes.<\/span><\/p>","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"width-medium"},{"acf_fc_layout":"card_grid_new","anchor":"","css_class":"pt-30","title":"

Get more information<\/h2>","description":"","card_grid_cta":"","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"content-width","cards":[{"acf_fc_layout":"card","_acfe_flexible_layout_title":null,"card_width":"quarter","card_overline":"","card_title":"

Frequently asked questions<\/p>","card_text":"","card_image_icon":"none","card_image":"","card_icon":"","card_icon_color":"#252525","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement_full":"","card_image_placement":"","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"#00205b","card_link":{"title":"","url":"#faqs","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"arrow"},{"acf_fc_layout":"card","_acfe_flexible_layout_title":null,"card_width":"quarter","card_overline":"","card_title":"

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I-94 and Admit Until Date<\/p>","card_text":"","card_image_icon":"none","card_image":"","card_icon":"","card_icon_color":"#252525","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement_full":"","card_image_placement":"","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"#00205b","card_link":{"title":"","url":"#i94aud","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"arrow"},{"acf_fc_layout":"card","_acfe_flexible_layout_title":null,"card_width":"quarter","card_overline":"","card_title":"

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Webinars: Changes to D\/S<\/h2>","description":"The International Services Office hosted a series of webinars to provide members of the University community with information about the latest changes in immigration regulations with date-specific admission for students and scholars in F-1 and J-1 immigration status.","card_grid_cta":"","background_color":"#f4f4f4","width":"content-width","cards":[{"acf_fc_layout":"card","_acfe_flexible_layout_title":null,"card_width":"full","card_overline":"","card_title":"

For currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students<\/h3>","card_text":"This session provides undergraduate and graduate students with an overview of the federal changes in immigration regulations that eliminate Duration of Status, including the implications for program completion, transferring, travel, and program extensions. Resources to navigate this change were also provided.\r\n\r\nThis was spread across two webinars:\r\n
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  1. Overview of the new rule: Recording<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n