International Student and Scholar Services

Contributing to Comprehensive Internationalization

Crisis Management

Office Administration

Orientation, Retention, and Student Services Programming

Student and Scholar Advising

KC ISSS Award of Excellence

The Knowledge Community for International Student and Scholar Services (KC ISSS) is charged with providing professional development opportunities and resources for those in the field of international student and scholar services.

Collegial Conversation on Recertification, December 2010

SEVP began the SEVIS recertification process in summer 2010. This collegial conversation asks representatives from five diverse institution types, all of which have successfully been recertified, how the process went and how they prepared for it.

NAFSA Comment On SEVP Policy Guidance 1004-06

November 15, 2010

NAFSA submitted comments on SEVP's September 17, 2010 Policy Guidance 1004-06, in which SEVP provided guidance on Special Student Relief benefits for qualified Haitian students.

Global Studies Literature Review - No. 2, October 2010

Reviews of books on a variety of topics, including intercultural communication, social justice, and global issues.

Public Law 111-230 Increases Fees For H-1B And L-1 Dependent Employers

This law establishes additional fee of $2,000 for H-1B petitions and $2,500 for L petitions, if the petitioner employs 50 or more employees and more than 50 percent of the petitioner's employees are H-1B, L-1A, or L-1B nonimmigrants. The law impacts employers not subject to the fee as well, because

Collegial Conversation on International Student Orientation

As International Student and Scholar Services Offices gear up to prepare for the arrival and orientation of new international students to campus for the Fall, read this new Collegial Conversation that provides a refresher on implementing student orientation.

Collegial Conversation: A Scholar Orientation Refresher Resource

Laura Welch, International Scholar Advising Network Leader, asked two experienced NAFSAns to share details about their scholar orientation program and services. The contributors are Brooke H.M. Stokdyk and Wendy Syer.

The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) Survey On Your Campus

As we adjust and navigate the new centralized processing of prevailing wage determinations (PWDs) through the iCERT system, you might find that you have many questions.

The J-1 Professor and Research Scholar Out of Country feature in SEVIS

The J-1 Professor and Research Scholar Out of Country feature in SEVIS Sample Form J-1 Scholars - out of country form October 2, 2009 Authored by: Penny Rosser, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Reviewed by: Laura Welch, University of Colorado-Denver and Mary Boevers, University of Denver

Global Studies Literature Review - No. 1, April 2010

This new resource is an online compilation of book reviews, written by a wide variety of voices—faculty members, independent researchers, practitioners, and graduate students. We hope the Global Studies Literature Review stimulates the intellectual side of our work and, whether it serves an academic