| Added practice notes on new requirement for I-129 petition approval to be verified in consulates' CCD PIMS report before an H or O visa is issued. |
12/17/2007 |
| Effective January 1, 2008, the Machine Readable Visa (MRV) fee was raised. |
12/17/2007 |
| Updated practice notes on F and M schools reporting material changes to curriculum to SEVP. |
12/17/2007 |
| Effective November, 2007, for non-EAD based F-1 student employment SSA will not process an application for a SSN more than 30 days in advance of the scheduled employment start date. In the case of EAD-based F-1 or M-1 employment, the employment start date on the EAD must already have been reached before SSA will process a SSN. |
12/11/2007 |
| Effective December 3, 2007, new fees for J Exchange Visitor Program services go into effect, including a new fee for program redesignation. The new fees must be paid through Pay.gov. |
11/30/2007 |
| Starting November 26, 2007, employers must begin using the latest Form I-9, which contains a revised List A (documents that are acceptable to show both identity and employment eligibility) that now conforms to DHS regulations. |
11/30/2007 |
A final rule effective November 1, 2007, removes a prior requirement that H and L nonimmigrants returning to the United States following a trip abroad while their adjustment of status applications were pending present an I-485 receipt notice to avoid having their applications deemed abandoned.
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11/30/2007 |
| Added a note to the Optional Practical Training eligibility section regarding ineligibility for a second period of OPT at the same educational level after a break from studies outside the U.S. |
11/30/2007 |
| Added practice note on the topic of whether a student can continue to work at the transfer-out school until the transfer release date even if he or she finished the program of study. The note discusses conflicting DHS guidance on the topic. |
11/30/2007 |
| Updated practice note discussing new DHS rules regarding "constructive knowledge" and employer responses to "no-match" letters. A federal court issued a preliminary injunction that stops DHS and SSA from implementing those rules. |
11/30/2007 |
| Removed outdated information on examination requirements for ECFMG sponsorship in the Alien Physician category. |
11/30/2007 |
| Added a Practice Note regarding SEVIS 5.7's date limitations in the Registration function. Note especially that the Next Session Start Date may not be greater than the Program End Date. |
09/14/2007 |
Incorporated guidance from SEVP's Revised (8/28/07) F-1 Transfer FAQ.
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09/14/2007 |
| Incorporated guidance from NAFSA's August, 22, 2007 SEVIS liaison call, clarifying that an I-17A submitted to add, change or edit a DSO must also be signed by the "president, owner, or head" of the school. |
09/14/2007 |
| Added a Practice Note incorporating guidance from NAFSA's August, 22, 2007 SEVIS liaison call, describing procedures for updating a SEVIS record to reflect a student taking a leave of absence outside the United States. |
09/14/2007 |
| Added links to NAFSA's Practice Advisory on the new requirement to pay Exchange Visitor services fees through Pay.Gov. |
09/14/2007 |
| Added a practice note discussing new DHS rules regarding "constructive knowledge" and employer responses to "no-match" letters. DHS and SSA have been temporarily restrained from implementing those rules. |
09/14/2007 |
| Updated SEVIS screens that reflect SEVIS 5.7 |
07/12/2007 |
| Noted new Direct Filing Rules for Forms I-485, I-131, I-140, I-765, and I-907, effective July 30, 2007. |
07/12/2007 |
| Incorporated changes to the J Trainee category and addition of the new J Intern category, effective July 19, 2007. |
07/12/2007 |
| Incorporated changes to the permanent labor certification rules, effective July 16, 2007, including new 180-day validity of approved labor certifications, and prohibition on payment of employer's attorney fees by alien. |
07/12/2007 |
| Incorporated guidance from DOS EVP about the 5-year professor/research scholar 24-month bar on repeat participation, including DOS's opinions that J-2 dependents of J-1 professors and research scholars are also subject to the bar. |
07/12/2007 |
Incorporated changes to policy on interim employment authorization for I-765s that have been pending for more than 90 days.
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07/12/2007 |
