Compliance Management

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

NAFSA submitted a letter to IRS regarding changes to the ITIN process, reiterating the legal and practical difficulties that nonimmigrants would face if they were required to submit their original passports to IRS, and making recommendations to IRS.

DOL final rule effective July 16, 2007 establishing 180-day validity period of approved labor certs, prohibition on substitution of beneficiaries, and restricting payment of labor certification costs to the petitioning employer.

This May 24, 2007 letter and accompanying table from DOS to NAFSA communicated definitions of "program completion," for purposes of the 5-year eligibility and 2-year bar on repeat participation rules in the Professor or Research Scholar category.

During its October 24, 2012 meeting the Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council (HSAAC) approved several specific recommendations that the Department of Homeland Security should implement in order to accommodate and support emerging trends in international education.

NAFSA Comments on SEVP Draft Policy Guidance for Adjudicators 1206-031 Governance.

On October 12, 2012, NAFSA commented on SEVP's Draft Policy Guidance for Adjudicators 1003-03: Instructional Site Reporting and Management.

Final SEVP FAQ on SEVP enforcement of the IEP accreditation requirement.