Compliance Management

Foreign Gift and Contract Reporting

Recent Updates Executive Order 14282 of April 23, 2025: Transparency Regarding Foreign Influence at American Universities. EO on whitehouse.gov | EO 14282 published at 90 FR 17541 (April 28, 2025). This Executive Order reinstates and tightens enforcement of higher education institutions' obligation

Key Takeaways from the May 16, 2019 DOL OFLC Stakeholder Meeting

Top Takeaways from the Department of Labor Stakeholder Meeting on May 16, 2019 A new system for filing with DOL is here: the Foreign Labor Application Gateway ( FLAG). Starting Monday, June 10, applications for Prevailing Wage Determinations will only be accepted through FLAG Due to the transition

Jose Martinez

Jose Martinez serves as the Director of International Student and Scholar Services at the University of the Incarnate Word, where he brings over 15 years of expertise in international education. He has extensive experience working with international students, scholars, visiting groups, and secondary

The Future is Digital… Are You?

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 17, Summer Issue | Table of Contents By: Polixenia Tohaneanu, University of Idaho The Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE) 2019 Symposium took place on April 4, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. The 2019 symposium examined the current framework of electronic

Surviving Tax Season: What International Student and Scholar Advisers Need to Know

Tax compliance is a stressful topic both for advisers and the international students and scholars they serve. This NAFSA Collegial Conversation will cover some basic Nonresident Alien (NRA) tax issues. Join experienced panelists for a conversation regarding how NRA tax rules and the new tax law

SEVP Prohibits Distribution of Form I-20 to Third Parties

SEVP Policy Guidance: Form I-20 Issuance and School Use of Recruiters (June 4, 2019) is directed to the practice of releasing I-20s to "recruiters," but its language reaches more broadly than that, stating that "DSOs are only authorized to release the Form I-20 directly to nonimmigrant students

J-1 Advising: Getting Started

This self-paced e-Learning course provides a general overview of the fundamentals needed to advise J-1 Exchange Visitors to help them maintain their status during their stay in the United States. You will learn regulatory terminology, concepts and the documentation needed for orientation, SEVIS

F-1 Beyond the Basics: Employment and Training

Explore the complexities of employment and training to better advise F-1 students seeking these benefits in this self-guided course.

F-1 Advising: Beyond the Basics

This self-guided e-Learning course will lead participants towards developing a comprehensive and nuanced approach to improve their F-1 advising. Through real-world case studies, participants will gain skills to advise international students through the complexities of resolving status issues such as

NAFSA Regulatory Engagement

Advisers facilitate the goals of international educational exchange while ensuring institutional and individual compliance with applicable laws and government policies. The resources below can assist advisers in this demanding role. NAFSA IssueNet - All international education professionals are