Compliance Management

DACA and Study Abroad

With President Obama’s executive action permitting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to the United States, more and more DACA-mented students wish to study abroad. Make sure you’re ready to have respectful, helpful conversations with these students about both the benefits and the
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2018 SOC and OES Revision Process

The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey is the default source of wage data utilized by DOL's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) to make prevailing wage determinations for the H-1B and other temporary programs, as well as the PERM permanent labor certification program. The OES
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Conditional Admissions: Best Practices and SEVP Concerns

Increasingly, international students are approaching U.S. colleges and universities with an interest in receiving a decision on their admissibility when all application materials have been submitted except for evidence of English language proficiency. This is happening for two reasons. Presented are
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USCIS Requests Comments On Draft RFE Template For O-1A Petitions

From January 2 to February 5, 2013, USCIS will accept public comment on a draft Request for Evidence (RFE) template that will be used by USCIS adjudicators in adjudicating O-1A petitions filed for O-1A I-129 petitions filed for aliens of Extraordinary Ability in Science, Education, Business, and
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