Compliance Management

Summary of top issues reported to NAFSA IssueNet from from February 2020 to May 2020 Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many issues from this IssueNet Quarterly Summary are related to updates from various agencies. Please check NAFSA's COVID-19 page for the most up-to-date information. Exchange

Eligible applicants use Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, to apply to USCIS for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD). Find official information on the current edition of Form I-765 on the USCIS Form I-765 page. This NAFSA page tracks developments to the form, but make sure

Status: Revoked. President Biden's Executive Order 13992 of January 20, 2021, published in the Federal Register at 86 FR 7049 (January 25, 2021), revoked former President Trump's Executive Order 13891. Background, for reference purposes On October 9, 2019, former President Trump issued Executive

Proclamation 10043 of May 29, 2020, titled Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry as Nonimmigrants of Certain Students and Researchers from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) was issued by President Trump during the first Trump administration. It went into effect at 12:00 p.m. eastern daylight

Executive Order 13924 of May 19, 2020, titled Executive Order on Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery, directs all federal agencies to "combat the economic consequences of COVID-19 with the same vigor and resourcefulness with which the fight against COVID-19 itself has been waged," by:

The USCIS Policy Manual is the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service's (USCIS) "centralized online repository for USCIS’ immigration policies," that will ultimately replace other USCIS policy repositories. Access the USCIS Policy Manual Update (May 22, 2020). USCIS has removed all Adjudicator's

Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status is used by certain nonimmigrants to apply to USCIS for a change of nonimmigrant status or for an extension of nonimmigrant status. The form is also used by students applying for reinstatement to F-1 or M-1 student status following a status