International Student and Scholar Services

Contributing to Comprehensive Internationalization

Crisis Management

Office Administration

Orientation, Retention, and Student Services Programming

Student and Scholar Advising

OMB Memorandum on Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs

January 31, 2025

A January 27, 2025 memorandum from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) required "Federal agencies to identify and review all Federal financial assistance programs and supporting activities consistent with the President’s policies and requirements," and to suspend distribution of this funding

From Admission to Arrival: ISSS Strategies for Supporting International Student Yield

January 21, 2025

Resource by 2024 KC Leaders George F. Kacenga (William Paterson University of New Jersey), IEM KC Julie Wilbers (Vanderbilt University), KC ISSS International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) professionals are increasingly recognized as valuable partners in supporting international student yield

The Trump Administration Regulatory Freeze Memorandum

January 28, 2025

Access the Presidential Memorandum titled Regulatory Freeze Pending Review (January 20, 2025): On whitehouse.gov | Federal Register cite: 90 FR 8249 (January 28, 2025) Among other things, this memorandum instructs all agencies: "(1) Do not propose or issue any rule in any manner, including by

Executive Order: Protecting The United States From Foreign Terrorists And Other National Security And Public Safety Threats

March 10, 2025

Executive Order 14161 of January 20, 2025: Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats: Access the executive order on whitehouse.gov Federal Register cite: 90 FR 8451 (January 30, 2025) Sometimes referred to as the " extreme vetting"

Immigration-Related Comments in President Trump's January 20, 2025 Inaugural Address

January 20, 2025

Immigration-related comments in President Trump's January 20, 2025 inaugural address Extracted by NAFSA from the transcript on whitehouse.gov "Today, I will sign a series of historic executive orders. With these actions, we will begin the complete restoration of America and the revolution of common

Resources on Initiatives Under the Second Trump Administration

April 23, 2025

NAFSA Resources Letters, statements, and memoranda NAFSA Signs on to ACE Letter to DOS and DHS. On April 4, 2025 NAFSA along with other higher education associations signed on to a letter sent by the American Council on Education (ACE) to the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to seek more

A Brief History of F-1 Duration of Status

NAFSA compiled this brief timeline showing the history of F-1 “duration of status” (D/S) as background and context for discussions about duration of status. "INS" refers to the legacy Immigration and Naturalization Service. Effective 01/01/1979 – 43 FR 54618 (11/22/1978); proposed at 43 FR 32306 (7

International Student & Scholar Offboarding Checklist

Resource by 2024 NAFSA KC ISSS Leaders Catherine Lee (University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire) Adria Buncal (Oregon State University) Ashley Simmons Coffey (Flagler College) Andrea Pietrzyk (Vanderbilt University) This resource was created to aid efforts to offboard international students and scholars

New URL to Access SEVIS Production Environment

The new URL for accessing the SEVIS production environment is https://sevis.ice.gov. A System Note on the SEVIS login page states: " IMPORTANT: The SEVIS Production environment and URL migration was successful. You should begin using https://sevis.ice.gov for SEVIS Production access." In Broadcast

Agency Actions Under the Second Trump Administration

Beginning January 20, 2025 this NAFSA page will link to agency actions during the second Trump administration that relate to international education, including proposed federal regulations, final regulations, and agency policy documents and statements. Federal agencies are part of the Executive