Compliance Management

A number of questions have arisen about how receipt of certain services or payments during the COVID-19 pandemic might constitute receipt of a public benefit that could trigger a public charge determination or the public benefit condition (see NAFSA's page for background on the public charge/public

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) extended its temporary suspension of routine in-person services at local USCIS field offices by 30 days, now saying on its website that such services will continue to be suspended "through at least June 4." The original suspension announced on March

Update: Proclamation of February 24, 2021 revoked Proclamation 10014 and the proclamations that extended it, effective February 24, 2021. This page is maintained for research and reference purposes. Presidential Proclamation 10014 of April 22, 2020, titled Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present

A "Legal Sidebar" produced by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) "reviews the immigration-related eligibility requirements for two types of benefits established by the CARES Act: (1) the recovery rebates under Section 2201; and (2) the various forms of federally funded unemployment insurance

A number of NAFSA letters sent to agency leadership ask the agencies to address immigration-related COVID-19 concerns within four major groupings that offer specific examples: Protect the immigration status of students, scholars, staff, and faculty at U.S. educational institutions Provide