Compliance Management

Five Year Extension of Venezuelan Passports

The United States has recognized for U.S. immigration purposes the 2019 Venezuelan decree that extended certain Venezuelan passports for five years beyond the expiration date of the document. Consult the following U.S. Government sources: CBP Article Number 000001502 (March 14, 2021) DOS Media Note

SEVP Policy Guidance

November 1, 2021

Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) maintains the following policy guidance on its web site. It is presented here for convenient access. Transcribed by NAFSA on 09/12/2022 from SEVP's Schools and Programs web page at https://www.ice.gov/sevis

IssueNet Quarterly Summary - Second Quarter 2022

IssueNet Quarterly Summary - Second Quarter 2022 Second Quarter, 2022 - April, May, June, 2022 Highlighting the top issues reported through NAFSA IssueNet. Prepared by Ashley Davis, member of the International Student and Scholar Regulatory Practice (ISS RP) Committee. Top Issues SEVP Issue One

Special Student Relief for Ukrainian J-1 Students

On April 5, 2023, the Department of State (DOS) published a notice in the Federal Register describing the details of Special Student Relief (SSR) arrangements for eligible Ukrainian J-1 exchange visitors in the College and University Student category, effective until October 23, 2023. In a notice to

Legacy INS Operations Instructions - OI 214.3

Legacy Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Operations Instructions - OI 214.3 Source: Text downloaded and formatted by NAFSA on August 16, 2022 from version archived on the WayBack Machine (captured August 24, 2019). Legacy INS Operations Instructions are not maintained by successor

OFLC Public Disclosure Data and Program Statistics

Access the OFLC Performance Data web page. The Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) Performance Data web page contains useful current and historical data on prevailing wage determinations and labor certifications for the PERM, LCA (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3), H-2A, H-2B, CW-1

Government Connection: A Discussion of the Biden Administration Actions to Attract and Retain Global STEM Talent

On January 21, 2022, the White House emphasized its continuing commitment to attracting new talent in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), and announced new actions “to advance predictability and clarity for pathways for international STEM scholars, students

Rulemaking on USCIS Fees

This NAFSA page tracks developments to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) fee rulemaking. Updates: USCIS now regularly updates its Form G-1055, which is a list of all USCIS fees, fee exemptions, reduced fees, and fee waiver eligible forms. March 21, 2024. On March 21, 2024 USCIS

NAFSA Seeks Clarirfication of SEVP's May 31, 2021 Reissuance of Academic Year 2022-23 COVID Guidance

On June 15, 2022, NAFSA Executive Director and CEO, Dr. Esther Brimmer, wrote to the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) seeking clarification of SEVP Broadcast Message 2205-03: ICE Clarifies Continuation of March 2020 Guidance for the 2022-23 Academic Year (May 31, 2022). The NAFSA letter

Submitting CIP Code Nominations to SEVP for the DHS STEM Designated Degree Program List

DHS instituted an annual, recurring deadline of August 1 for interested parties to nominate additional Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) codes for the DHS STEM Designated Degree Program List. The next annual submission deadline will be August 1, 2024. NAFSA encourages institutions to