About HenryKnows

HenryKnows answers questions about F-1 and J-1 student immigration with the regulation or agency guidance each answer rests on. It reads the full text of 8 CFR 214, the 2026 Federal Register rules, Study in the States, the SEVP broadcast messages and the USCIS pages, and a daily check flags new guidance and court orders. When a rule is postponed, it says so.

Every guide cites the regulation it relies on and links the exact paragraph of the rule text, so you can verify it yourself. This is general information, not legal advice, and not guidance from any school or government agency. HenryKnows is an independent project, unaffiliated with any university or government agency.

Henry, the compliance assistant behind this site, exists to give students and the professionals who advise them instant, sourced answers to the questions that can't wait for office hours.

Henry also works inside your own AI assistant: Claude, ChatGPT or any agent that takes MCP connectors can ask Henry and read the sources directly, with no account. See Use HenryKnows with your AI agent.