Protect Duration of Status (D/S): Safeguarding U.S. Competitiveness, Prosperity, and Security
Our Collective Campaign to Maintain U.S. Competitiveness, Prosperity, and Security Through Duration of Status
The longstanding Duration of Status (D/S) policy has been vital to attracting and retaining international talent, supporting U.S. innovation, and reinforcing our national security. The Department of Homeland Security's proposal to alter this policy poses a serious threat to these national interests.
Higher education institutions, economic development leaders, and advocates from across the country are uniting to defend D/S. Below are resources, actions, and tools you can use to help protect this essential policy.
New Guidance for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
Deadline to Submit Comments: September 29
Our Executive Committee members — NAFSA and the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration— worked with other national associations, including AASCU, to develop coordinated guidance for HEIs preparing to comment on the proposed rule.
Engaging Our Local Business Communities
New Resource from Global Detroit: Share this with chambers of commerce, local employers, and business leaders to build broader awareness and support for maintaining D/S.
Understand the Issue
Visit NAFSA’s website to explore:
A plain-language Duration of Status Explainer
Historical context and policy background
Tools to educate stakeholders
Take Action: US4S Coalition Alert
It’s time to activate your networks. Use our Action Alert to urge Congress to stand up for D/S, just as they did in 2020.
Let’s remind them: Their voices are needed once again.
Share this alert with:
Institutional members
Peer associations and organizations
Alumni and community partners
Join the Movement
Through our U.S. for Success Coalition, we’re bringing together higher education, business, and immigration leaders to speak with one voice: America is the #1 destination for the world’s best and brightest. Let’s keep it that way.
When international students from all parts of the globe choose the U.S. to study and contribute their talent, we all succeed.
Together, we can uphold the policies that help America lead.
