Compliance Management

OSTP Letter to Academic Institutions on Plans for Campus Meetings on Research Security and Other Topics

In a September 16, 2019 letter to academic institutions, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) said, "During the next few months, OSTP will be holding meetings at academic institutions across the Nation to converse with researchers and students on matters of research

NAFSA Education Abroad Regulatory Summit

The applicability of federal regulations to education abroad as a professional area of practice is increasingly complex. Amid all the details and challenges of sending students abroad, it can be easy to overlook the impact of federal regulations on the everyday work of managing programs. Regulations

CBP Policy on Border Searches of Electronic Devices

During secondary inspection, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer may search a traveler's electronic device to determine admissibility and identify any violation of laws. DHS OIG Report OIG-19-10 (December 3, 2018) - CBP's Searches of Electronic Devices at Ports of Entry describes that

DHS Asks for Comments on Adding Social Media Questions to Certain Forms

On September 4, 2019, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published two notices asking for public comment on DHS's plan to modify a number of CBP (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) and USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) forms to ask for additional identifying information

8cfr1032

September 11, 2019

8 CFR 103.2 Submission and adjudication of benefit requests. This resource is a reference aid developed by the NAFSA Adviser's Manual 360 team. This is not an official edition of the Code of Federal Regulations. For information on the official edition of the Code of Federal Regulations published by

22cfr62

June 4, 2024

22 CFR Part 62 Exchange Visitor Program This resource is a reference aid developed by the NAFSA Adviser's Manual 360 team. This is not an official edition of the Code of Federal Regulations. For information on the official edition of the Code of Federal Regulations published by the Government

8cfr2142h

March 2, 2026

8 CFR 214.2(h) Temporary employees This resource is a reference aid developed by the NAFSA Adviser's Manual 360 team. This is not an official edition of the Code of Federal Regulations. For information on the official edition of the Code of Federal Regulations published by the Government Printing

An Overview of Prevailing Wage Determinations

Event Dates

September 19, 2019

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EDT Join members of NAFSA’s International Student & Scholar Regulatory Practice Committee (ISS RP) for this discussion of prevailing wage determinations. Topics covered will include the process for obtaining a prevailing wage determination, potential sources of wage data, a

STEM OPT Employer Site Visits

Since the 24-month STEM OPT rule became effective on May 10, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security has had authority to conduct site visits of STEM OPT employers. In late summer, 2019, a number of law firms and news outlets reported that although DHS has had this authority since 2016, it has

Rulemaking on Public Charge Determinations

Updates A November 19, 2025 USCIS proposed rule published at 87 FR 55472 (September 9, 2022) seeks to rescind the final public charge rule that went into effect on December 23, 2022. Comments on the proposal are due by December 19, 2025. "DHS proposes the following changes: Amend 8 CFR 103.6(c)