Regulatory Activity History

In this section, you will find the history of federal regulatory activity as it affects international student and scholar access, such as SEVIS, visa policy, and immigration reform, as well as reports, surveys, and statistics related to international student exchange.

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2007
Oct 25	NAFSA Executive Director Urges DHS to Protect International Students (72k )
Aug 2	NAFSA Executive Director Makes Presentation to Meeting of Secure Borders and Open Doors Advisory Committee
Jul 31	NAFSA Comments on Student Intern Proposed Rule
Jul 27	NAFSA Comments on State Department Sanctions Proposed Rule
May 16	NAFSA Urges DHS to Abandon REAL ID Rulemaking (230kb )
Feb 2	State Department Message Highlights Improvements to U.S. Visa Processing

2006
May 17	NAFSA Comments on State Department Proposed Rule Re: Training and Internship Programs
May 5	Annual State Cable on Students Continues to Cite Student Visas as a Priority
May 1	NAFSA Signs On to Letter to Exchange Visitor Program Requesting a 60-day Extension to Comment Period for J Intern Category Proposal
Apr 13	Comment on DOL Labor Certification Proposed Rule
Jan 17	Rice, Chertoff Share Joint Vision on Secure Borders, Open Doors

2005
Dec 16	DHS Secretary Corrects Record on Questioning Schools’ Compliance with SEVIS
Nov 18	Strategy to Attract Foreign Students Shifted to Department of State
Oct 14	Letter to DOD on Export Controls
Sep 23	Letter to Secretary Chertoff Requesting Immediate Hurricane Katrina Relief
Sep 16	NAFSA Advocates for Hurricane Katrina-Affected International Students and Schools
Sep 8	Secretary Rice, Under Secretary Hughes Unveil Plans for Public Diplomacy Strategy
Aug 24	SEVIS Implementation of the 5-Year J Rule
Jul 28	Senate Committee Approves Nomination of Karen Hughes
Jun 15	DOS Announces Visa Validity Extension for Chinese Students, Exchange Visitors
May 31	View letter to NAFSA from DOS's Exchange Visitor Program re: 5-year Professor/Researcher Rule and SEVIS Data Fixes
Feb 14	State Dept. Extends Validity of Visas Mantis Clearances
Jan 13	Recent Improvements in Visa Processing

2004
Jul 29	NAFSA comments to OMB on assignment of social security numbers
Jul 1	Final SEVIS Fee Rule Published
Apr 28	NAFSA Advocates for SEVIS Improvements
Mar 4	View NAFSA's Comment Letter to OMB re: J SEVIS
Feb 20	View NAFSA's Comment Letter to USCIS re: proposed rule on increased filing fees
Feb 2	View NAFSA's Comment Letter to SSA re: Proposed Rule for Assignment of Social Security Numbers

Reports