{"id":15176,"date":"2025-10-01T18:11:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T04:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/?p=15176"},"modified":"2025-10-08T16:24:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T02:24:51","slug":"u-s-govt-shutdown-impact-on-f-1-j-1-student-status-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/?p=15176","title":{"rendered":"U.S Govt Shutdown Impact on F-1\/J-1 Student Status &#038; Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(Email sent 10\/01\/2025 at approximately 6:10pm HST to ISS International Students)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Aloha F-1\/J-1 Students,<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We are writing to inform you that the partial U.S. Federal\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Government<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">shutdown<\/span>, effective October 1, 2025, may impact several services critical to your visa status, travel, and employment authorization.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">While key systems are expected to remain functional, there is a risk of delays related to Social Security Numbers (SSN), E-Verify, and visa interviews.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It is essential that you review ISS announcement here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/?p=15160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/?p%3D15160&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760057962767000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3H-ycSFcFbaeg99yd0W7yL\">F-1\/J-1 Student Alert: Federal\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Shutdown<\/span>\u00a0Risks And Required Student Action<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The announcement provides essential information on which services may be suspended and includes action you can take regarding travel and employment authorization requests. Please refer to the article before contacting our office.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Mahalo for your prompt attention to this matter.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">International Student Services<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Email sent 10\/01\/2025 at approximately 6:10pm HST to ISS International Students) Aloha F-1\/J-1 Students, We are writing to inform you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[89,88],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2025-immigration-updates","category-important-communications"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>U.S Govt Shutdown Impact on F-1\/J-1 Student Status &amp; 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