The Immigration Updates 2009 overview was developed for the NAFSA 2009 Annual Conference & Expo. It compiles news and updates since the prior conference, including:
H-1B Workers and other EB Categories
SEVIS Now
- SEVIS 6.0
- SEVP Offices Move
- SEVP Response Center
SEVIS fees
- I-901 anti-fraud measures
- SEVIS fees effective October 27, 2008
SEVIS II
- SEVIS I to SEVIS II Data Migration
- SEVP Announces Data Validation Requests In Support Of SEVIS II Data Migration
- Customer Accounts and IINs
- Admissibility Indicators
F-1 and M-1 Policy
- Rewrite of 8 CFR 214.1, 214.2, 214.3, 214.4
- Revised OPT Policy Guidance
- F and M School Recertification
- Continuity of Operations Planning for SEVP-Approved Schools
- F/M recordkeeping and reporting changes
- SEVP Suspends OPT 180 Day Cancellation Job
J Exchange Visitors
- EVP Administration
- 212(e) and Waivers
- 2009 Skills List Revision
- DOS Requires Online J-1 Visa Waiver Application
- Conrad State 30 Extended Until 9/30/2009
- Student Interns
- SEVIS 6.0 Student Intern functionality
- The Student Intern final rule
- KC Practice Resource on Student Interns
- Professors and Research Scholars
- SEVIS 6.0 and changing between Professor and Research Scholar
- EVP Policy
- Status of Proposed Subpart A Rule
- Exchange Visitor Program Terminates J-1 Flight Training Program Designations
Department of Labor
- iCERT portal for LCA and PERM applications
- New procedures for prevailing wage determinations
- Restated DOL Guidance On Role Of Attorneys In PERM Recruitment Process
- KCISS Resource On “Substitutions Plus” Rule
H-1B Workers and other EB Categories
- FY 2010 H-1B Cap
- TARP declarations and attestations
- TN Admission And Extension Periods Extended To Three Years
- Final Rule On Religious Worker Visa Classifications
Visa Waiver Program (VWP)
- New countries added to VWP
- ESTA pre-authorization requirement
Visas, Travel and Reentry, Admission
- DOS Encourages Early I-20 Issuance
- Online DS-160 Visa Application
- DHS Expands US VISIT to Lawful Permanent Residents & Others
- Tighter standards for TCN visas in Mexico
- DOS F, M, J Cable 2009
- WHTI Final Rule for Land and Sea Entries
Compliance, etc.
- USCIS Consolidated Guidance on Unlawful Presence
- E-Verify For Federal Contractors
- Status of DHS “no-match” letter rule
- New Form I-9 and I-9 Document Requirements
REAL ID
- State Extensions For REAL ID Valid To 12/31/09