Recent Department of Labor Office of Foreign Labor Certification announcement relevant to institutions of higher education.

U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) California Service Center will conduct an open house stakeholder event on June 11, 2014. Registration is limited to 150 people. This invitation provides additional information and registration instructions.

On April 3, 2014 NAFSA hosted a virtual brown bag, "How SEVP Field Representatives Will Interact with Designated School Officials." During the event, Steve Acton, Unit Chief, SEVP Field Representative Unit, explained the role of the Field Representatives and what Designated School Officials (DSOs)

Air and sea ports of entry have transitioned to an electronic Form I-94 record that is "created during the inspection process at the time of admission or parole when the CBP Officer pulls information from the traveler's APIS (Advance Passenger Information System) record and any CCD (Consular

In a May 8, 2014 letter to exchange program sponsors, Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Private Sector Exchange Robin Lerner provided a recap of new directions and focuses of the J-1 Exchange Visitor Program.

NAFSA Retention Research

NAFSA submitted this comment letter to the U. S. Department of Labor's Standard Occupational Classification Policy Committee, recommending the following improvements to the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) manual that is used in the prevailing wage determination process.

U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Texas Service Center conducted an open house stakeholder event on April 15, 2014. These notes were taken at the event by a member of NAFSA’s ISS-RP Regulatory Ombuds Subcommittee.

A Department of State (DOS) interim final rule effective September 12, 2014 will reduce the fees for several DOS applications encountered at institutions of higher education.