On Monday August 12, 2013, members of the NAFSA Regulatory Ombud Subcommittee attended an Academic Stakeholder meeting at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) California Service Center (CSC).

View notes from the meeting (675kb Adobe PDF).

Representatives from NAFSA Regulatory Ombud Subcommittee, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Student and Exchange Visitor Program (ICE SEVP), and several designated school officials (DSOs) shared information on topics of interest to academic community stakeholders.

NAFSA and the Regulatory Ombud Subcommittee would like to share some of the presentations with academic stakeholders. View a copy of the meeting agenda. (39kb Icon PDF 16)

H-1B Employment Session

Presented by:

  • Angela Ortiz, Immigration Services Officer, USCIS CSC
  • Michael Violett, Immigration Services Officer, USCIS CSC
  • David Muusz, Region VII RegOmbud, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
  • Lucy Cheung, Region X RegOmbud, Eugene Goldstein & Associates
  • Elizabeth Goss, Region XI RegOmbud, Goss, Tocci & Lee

School Officials and the Higher Education Context

View a copy of the presentation. (1.4mb Icon PDF 16)

Presented by:

  • Machelle Allman, Region I RegOmbud, University of Washington
  • David Muusz, Region VII RegOmbud, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
  • Lucy Cheung, Region X RegOmbud, Eugene Goldstein & Associates
  • Elizabeth Goss, Region XI RegOmbud, Goss, Tocci & Lee

A special thanks to the U.S. CIS California Service Center for hosting a successful academic engagement stakeholder meeting.