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.

Rulemaking on USCIS Fees

This NAFSA page tracks developments to USCIS fee rulemaking. For current USCIS fees and forms information, see: The USCIS Filing Fees page The USCIS Forms page The USCIS Forms Updates page Updates In the Spring 2022 regulatory agenda, USCIS continued its plan to issue a new proposed rule that would

NAFSA Seeks Clarirfication of SEVP's May 31, 2021 Reissuance of Academic Year 202-23 COVID Guidance

On June 15, 2022, NAFSA Executive Director and CEO, Dr. Esther Brimmer, wrote to the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) seeking clarification of SEVP Broadcast Message 2205-03: ICE Clarifies Continuation of March 2020 Guidance for the 2022-23 Academic Year (May 31, 2022). The NAFSA letter

Submitting CIP Code Nominations to SEVP for the DHS STEM Designated Degree Program List

May 26, 2022

Interested parties may nominate a Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code for inclusion on or removal from the DHS STEM Designated Degree Program List, which is used to determine whether an F-1 student is eligible for a 24-month STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

Discussion of STEM Initiatives with the Department of State Exchange Visitor Program

The Department of State’s Exchange Visitor Program recently announced several initiatives to facilitate exchange, training, and research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), including an early career STEM research initiative and expanded academic training for pre-doctoral

NAFSA Letter to SEVP Requesting COVID Guidance for Academic Year 2022-23

April 6, 2022

Update: On April 18, 2022, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) extended its March 2020 COVID-19 guidance to cover the 2022-23 academic year. See NAFSA's page SEVP COVID-19 Guidance Sources for details. NAFSA Letter to SEVP Requesting COVID Guidance for Academic Year 2022-2023 In an April

USCIS Final Rule Implements Premium Processing Provisions of Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act

May 26, 2022

A final rule titled Implementation of the Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act was published in the Federal Register at 87 FR 18227 (March 30, 2022). As noted in the rule's preamble: "The purpose of this rulemaking is to amend the DHS premium processing regulations to codify those fees set by

Management Development Program - May 2022 Cohort

The NAFSA Management Development Program (MDP) is the most trusted and comprehensive management training program for international education (IE) professionals. Since its inception, more than 700 IE managers have gained applicable real-world skills that have helped each take their career to the next