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.

Impact on Eligibility for B-2 Visa if Earning Academic Credit on Short Course of Study

September 14, 2020

Three months into the Trump administration, on April 26, 2017, the Department of State Foreign Affairs Manual was changed at 9 FAM 402.5-5(I)(3) - B-2 Visa for Visitor Who Will Engage in a Short Course of Study to emphasize that the effect of earning academic credit for a short course of study on

CIS Ombudsman 2020 Annual Report To Congress

December 7, 2020

Section 452(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 requires the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) Ombudsman to make an annual report to Congress. Download the CIS Ombudsman 2020 Annual Report to Congress (June 30, 2020) The 2020 Report includes the following "Key Developments

U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021

February 23, 2021

U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 On February 18, 2021, Representative Linda Sánchez (D-CA) introduced in the House HR 1177, a bill To provide an earned path to citizenship, to address the root causes of migration and responsibly manage the southern border, and to reform the immigrant visa system, and

Shifting Trends in International Student Mobility: Embracing Diversity and Responding to Change

February 22, 2021

Download the February 2021 Report By Ming Cheng, PhD Moving globally for international education experiences has increased significantly in recent decades. More than 5 million students studied in degree programs outside their home countries in 2017, and it is estimated that this figure will reach 8

Cuba Placed Back on List of State Sponsors of Terrorism

January 22, 2021

Cuba was added back to the U.S. Department of State's list of State Sponsors of Terrorism effective January 12, 2021, in the final days of the Trump administration. It had previously been removed from the list on May 29, 2015, under the Obama administration. Currently there are four countries

The Biden Administration Regulatory Freeze Memorandum

January 28, 2021

Memorandum: Regulatory Freeze Pending Review. January 20, 2021. Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, from Biden Chief of Staff Ronald Klain at the direction of President Biden. Published in the Federal Register at 86 FR 7424 (January 28, 2021). Sets varied temporary stops

Biden Administration Immigration Portal

February 25, 2021

This NAFSA page contains links to significant immigration-related changes and initiatives especially relevant to higher education, instituted by the new administration of President Joe Biden. (Click here to review executive actions taken under the prior Trump administration). Also visit NAFSA's