International Students and Scholars

Contributing to Comprehensive Internationalization

Crisis Management

Office Administration

Orientation, Retention, and Student Services Programming

Student and Scholar Advising

Town Hall: Public Health and International Education – What's Now and What's Next

International educators have had to quickly adjust and shift to a different environment to support their students and scholars and manage expectations due to the impact of COVID-19. This Town Hall features a public health expert and an IIE researcher alongside seasoned international educators. The

Visa Revocation Basics

May 29, 2020

The basic sources and processes of U.S. nonimmigrant visa revocation.

OFLC Stakeholder Engagements

Links to summaries and key takeaways from public stakeholder meetings conducted by the Department of Labor Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), prepared by the NAFSA ISSRP EB subcommittee.

New Biden-Harris Administration Immigration Policies to Attract New Talent in STEM Fields

January 21, 2022

On January 21, 2022, the Biden-Harris White House messaged its continuing commitment to attracting new talent in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), and that "the Departments of State and Homeland Security are announcing new actions to advance predictability and

DHS Adds 22 Fields to STEM Designated Degree Program List

January 21, 2022

A Federal Register notice published January 21, 2022 announced that DHS "is amending the DHS STEM Designated Degree Program List by adding 22 qualifying fields of study and a corresponding Department of Education Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code for each." See 87 FR 3317 (January

Reestablished Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council (HSAAC)

January 19, 2022

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced in a January 12, 2022 Federal Register notice that the DHS Secretary is reestablishing the Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council (HSAAC). "The primary purpose of the HSAAC will be to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary and DHS

DHS Entry/Exit Overstay Report

January 10, 2022

Each year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) generates a "report to provide data on departures and overstays, by country, for foreign visitors to the United States who were expected to depart in each Fiscal Year." DHS posts the annual overstay reports on its Entry/Exit Overstay Report page

DOS Proposes Sharp Increases to Visa and 212(e) Waiver Fees

December 29, 2021

In a proposed rule published at 86 FR 74018 (December 29, 2021), the Department of State (DOS) proposes sharply raising key visa and processing fees. For example, the Machine Readable Visa (MRV) fee for F-1, J-1, and other non-petition-based visas would see a 53% hike, and the MRV fee for petition

NAFSA Diversity and Internationalization Summit

February 2, 2022 | 1:00 pm

This special event that is free for members convenes Senior International Officers and their partner Chief Diversity Officers at three different U.S. institutions. A panel moderator will lead participants through a discussion about the intersection of international education and the work of

Geographic COVID-19 Entry Proclamations

December 31, 2021

Update: Proclamation 10329 of December 28, 2021, A Proclamation on Revoking Proclamation 10315, revoked the southern Africa entry ban effective 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on December 31, 2021. Sources: Proclamation 10329 of December 28, 2021, A Proclamation on Revoking Proclamation 10315