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.

WeChat Executive Order 13943

September 18, 2020

Executive Order 13943 of August 6, 2020, Addressing the Threat Posed by WeChat, and Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain. Published in the Federal Register at 85 FR 48641 (August 11, 2020)

DHS H-1B Rulemaking

September 8, 2020

On September 3, 2020, DHS sent for OMB review an interim final rule titled Strengthening the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification Program. The rule abstract (RIN 1615-AC13) reads: "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will propose to revise the definition of specialty occupation to increase

Broadcast Message 2008-03: SEVP to Mail Notices to OPT Students Without Employer Information

August 31, 2020

On August 28, 2020 SEVP sent DSOs Broadcast Message 2008-03: SEVP to Mail Notices to OPT Students Without Employer Information, informing them of its plan to mail notices to OPT students "who have not reported employer information and have exceeded 90 days of unemployment." The message SEVP plans to

Applying for a Social Security Number When Applying for an EAD on Form I-765

October 31, 2017

Starting October 2, 2017 an information-sharing partnership between U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) allows individuals in certain immigration categories or classifications to apply for work authorization and a social security number at

DOS Temporary Expansion of Interview Waiver Eligibility

August 26, 2020

On August 25, 2020, the Department of State (DOS) announced a temporary expansion of statutory and regulatory provisions that allow consular officers to waive the in-person interview requirement for individuals applying to renew a visa in the same nonimmigrant visa classification and category if not

CIP 2010 to CIP 2020 Conversion in SEVIS

August 24, 2020

The conversion from CIP 2010 to CIP 2020 is planned for SEVIS Release 6.54. That release was originally scheduled for August 28, 2020 but was pushed back to September 11, 2020. CIP codes are shared by all SEVIS categories, F, M, and J. SEVP's SEVIS Release 6.54 Planning Guide shows the new September

Temporary Use of I-797 Approval Notices Due to COVID-19 EAD Production Delays

August 26, 2020

On August 19, 2020, USCIS posted the following notice on its I-9 Central site, authorizing the temporary use of an I-797 EAD approval notice (not a receipt notice) as a List C # 7 document that establishes employment authorization (but not identity) for I-9 purposes. To qualify, the I-797 approval