NAFSA Government Connection events offer an online forum for NAFSA members and international educators to interact directly with federal agency officials about topics affecting their work; their international students and scholars; their outgoing study abroad students; and their institution.
Each online forum focuses on one agency and features an official from the agency along with NAFSA staff or NAFSA member leaders as presenters. Participants may submit questions and agenda items in advance of the event, or during the event if time allows.
Live events are free and open to all international education professionals. Recorded events indicated by the key icon below are accessible to members only. Learn more about becoming a member of NAFSA.
Who Should Attend
NAFSA Government Connection online forums are ideal for international education professionals who would like to:
- Learn about current and future agency regulatory changes and initiatives;
- Stay informed on the results of NAFSA-agency liaison meetings;
- Pose a question or raise an issue with a government official;
- Observe how NAFSA member leaders liaise with agency officials.
Past Events
International Student and Scholar Services
- NAFSA 2021 Virtual Agency-Focused Presentations
June 2021 - International Student and Scholar Services
- NAFSA 2020 Virtual Regional Agency-Focused Sessions
September - November, 2020 - International Students and Scholars
- The Use of Alternative Wage Surveys in Prevailing Wage Determinations
October 27, 2020 - international Student and Scholar Services
- Advising in Place: Keeping Up With Agency Guidance in a Changing World
May 13, 2020 - International Student and Scholar Services
- Interpreting Immigration Regulations and Sources of Authority While Mitigating Risk in a Crisis
May 8, 2020 - International Student and Scholar Services
- EAD Delays, Remedies, and Possible Litigation
October 2, 2019 - international Student and Scholar Services
- An Overview of Prevailing Wage Determinations
September 19, 2019 - International Student and Scholar Services
- Court Case Threatens OPT: What You Can Do
September 3, 2019 - International Student and Scholar Services
- Department of State Office of Private Sector Exchange Discusses Results of Exchange Visitor Survey
August 1, 2019 - International Student and Scholar Services
- ESL Pathway Program Q&A with SEVP
November 15, 2018 - International Student and Scholar Services
- ISS RP Discusses Extreme Vetting and U.S. Visas
June 20, 2018 - International Student and Scholar Services
- ISS RP Discusses Visa Processing
May 2, 2018 - International Enrollment Management
- Meet the SEVP Response Center
September 12, 2017 - International Student and Scholar Services
- Exchange Visitor Program (J-1) Site Visits
September 5, 2017 - international Student and Scholar Services
- Key Provisions of New DHS Regulations Affecting Certain Nonimmigrant and Immigrant Worker Programs
February 7, 2017 - international Student and Scholar Services
- Using FOIA to Learn about U.S. Department of labor Processes
January 25, 2017 - International Student and Scholar Services
- Regulatory Practice and a New Presidential Administration
December 1, 2016 - international Student and Scholar Services
- J-1 Exchange Visitor Program: What, When, Why, and How to Report Incidents to the Department of State
February 4, 2016 - International Student and Scholar Services
- The Impact of the Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) on Hiring International Employees
January 27, 2016 - international Student and Scholar Services
- Recruiting Underserved Students Through EducationUSA's Opportunity Funds Program
December 3, 2015 - International Enrollment Management, International Student and Scholar Services
- SEVP on Recertification and I-17 Updates
August 12, 2015 - International Student and Scholar Services
- MAVNI Program
July 30, 2015 - International Student and Scholar Services
- USCIS - SAVE
July 15, 2015 - international Student and Scholar Services
- Department of Homeland Security - Office of Academic Engagement
August 20, 2014 - International Student and Scholar Services
