What is my “Admit Until Date” (AUD)?
FAQ.
Answered by Jennifer Glass, Immigration Coordinator of the International Student Resource Center
Last updated: August, 2026
What is my “Admit Until Date” (AUD)?
In general, your AUD will be whichever is shorter:
the end date of your I-20 / DS-2019 / EAD, or
four years (from the rule effective date, date of entry to the U.S., date of extension adjudication, etc.)
plus the relevant grace period:
30 days for J-1 Exchange Visitors
60 days for F-1 students eligible for the D/S rule transition provisions
30 days for F-1 students no longer eligible for the transition provisions
Notes:
Your AUD may not always match your I-20 / DS-2019 end date, perhaps due to your program being longer than four years, or in some cases, if you travel on a passport with limited validity, an AUD can be shortened to match what’s left of the passport validity.
Your AUD is not tied at all to your visa stamp.
When the D/S rule goes into effect, your AUD will not be calculated retroactively. This means if you have already been studying in the U.S. for three years, you don’t need to worry that your AUD will be next year (sum total of four years from when you originally started). Rather, your AUD will be based only on the end date of your valid I-20 / DS-2019 / EAD when the rule goes into effect.
Even though you won’t have a new I-94 with an AUD specified, those who don’t travel internationally must still determine the equivalent of an AUD for yourself and plan accordingly, since maintaining F and J immigration status will be tied to following the rules of fixed admission (meaning extension applications will be required) once the new D/S rule goes into effect.
Related Resources
ISRC’s I-94 End Date/AUD Guide
ISRC’s Summary of D/S rule
