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6 March 2017 Presidential Memorandum on Heightened Screening, Vetting, and Enforcement

February 11, 2025

March 6, 2017, President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum to the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Attorney General with the subject line: Implementing Immediate Heightened Screening and Vetting of Applications for Visas and Other Immigration Benefits, Ensuring

Potomac Service Center to Begin Handling Certain EAD Correction Requests on April 17, 2017

Effective April 17, 2017, the Potomac Service Center will begin handling corrections of EAD cards that until then are being handled by the Nebraska Service Center.

Impact of ACICS Loss of Accreditation Recognition on SEVIS Schools

On December 12, 2016, the U.S. Department of Education announced that it no longer recognizes the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) as an accrediting agency.

Buy American Hire American Executive Order

On April 18, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order with a "Buy American and Hire American" theme.

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Form DS-5535, Supplemental Questions for Visa Applicants

DOS implemented Form DS-5535, Supplemental Questions for Visa Applicants, to standardize the collection of additional information from immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applicants "who have been determined to warrant additional scrutiny in connection with terrorism or other national security-related

INS Memo on COS for Beneficiaries of Petitions Subject to the FY 1998 H-1B Cap

Legacy INS memo states, "Where an adjudicator is aware that the beneficiary’s status has expired, or will have expired by the H-1B effective date, change of status will be denied even if the petition is approved on its merits." The memo also states that "Likewise, changes of status will be approved

DOS Implementation Cable On Partially Restored Travel Ban

DOS cable instructs consular officers on policies and practices to implement the portions of Executive Order 13780 that had been blocked by court order but were partially reinstated after the Supreme Court's June 26, 2017 opinion.

DOS Cable on EO 13780 Improving Information Sharing with Foreign Governments

July 12, 2017 Department of State sent to consular offices worldwide, to implement the processes called for by sections 2(a), (b), (d), and (e) of Executive Order 13780. Section 2(e) of Executive Order 13780 establishes a possible "indefinite" entry bar that could apply to any country that is

June 1, 2017 Session Q and A - Government Agencies in the F and M International Student Process

Questions pre-submitted by NAFSA and answered by USCIS, the Department of State, and SEVP, in connection with a session entitled "Government Agencies in the F and M International Student Process," presented at the NAFSA Annual Conference and Expo in Los Angeles, CA on June 1, 2017.