Compliance Management

USCIS Guidance On B-2 Status For Cohabitating Partners and Other Nonimmigrant Household Members

USCIS advises adjudicators to adjudicate applications for change to or extension of B-2 status consistently with DOS policy allowing B-2 visas for cohabitating nonimmigrant partners and other household members of principal nonimmigrants when the household member cannot obtain derivative status as a

USCIS Refreshes Regulations In Preparation For Transformation

This USCIS final rule, effective November 28, 2011, sets out to make USCIS regulations more compatible with electronic filing processes planned under the USCIS Transformation program.

Visas For Education Abroad - World-at-Large

Education abroad student visa FAQ's for Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Sweden, and Turkey.

SEVP Broadcast Message 1106-02: Processing Procedures For New Adjudicable Fields In SEVIS 6.8

This Broadcast Message from the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) to SEVIS users explains procedures for the new adjudicable fields in SEVIS 6.8, implemented on June 24, 2011.

SEVP Broadcast Message 1106-01A On Libyan Special Student Relief

SEVP guidance clarifies that F-1 Libyan students who attend English as a Second Language (ESL) programs are eligible for special student relief.

Special Student Relief For F-1 Students: Essential Concepts

A primer on essential concepts of special student relief, extracted from the NAFSA Adviser's Manual.

SEVP Recertification Presentation NAFSA Conference 2011

SEVP used this slide show at the 2011 NAFSA Conference and Expo in Vancouver, Canada, to present on the topic of school recertification.

Responding to the Arrest of a Nonimmigrant Student

All of us dread the call notifying us that one of our students has been arrested. In fact, the type of advice and assistance provided to an international student in this situation is similar to that provided to a U.S. citizen, with the exception of the overlay of culture and immigration

SEVIS Release 6.8 System Changes Notice

A SEVIS Release 6.8 Anticipated System Changes notice describes the changes to SEVIS batch and RTI that are expected with SEVIS Release 6.8, scheduled for implementation on June 17, 2011.

SEVP Guidance On IEP Accreditation Law

SEVP Guidance On IEP Accreditation Law On May 18, 2011, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) sent this guidance on the intensive English program (IEP) accreditation law, in a broadcast message to SEVIS users. To: All SEVIS Users Date: May 18, 2011 Re: Notice for English Language Training