Pre-submitted questions from NAFSA and answered by SEVP in connection with a session entitled "SEVIS Current Issues," presented at the NAFSA Annual Conference and Expo in Los Angeles, CA, on May 30, 2017.

The U.S. diplomatic mission to Russia announced on August 21, 2017, that "Due to the Russian government-imposed cap on U.S. diplomatic personnel in Russia, all nonimmigrant visa operations across Russia will be suspended on August 23. Nonimmigrant visa operations resumed in Moscow on a reduced scale

Under a new USCIS policy announced on August 28, 2017, most employment-based adjustment of status applicants will have an in-person interview as part of the adjustment process after October 1, 2017.

On August 8, 2017, DOS revised its FAM guidance on assessing residence abroad for F-1 students, by removing helpful prior language that had encouraged consular officers to consider the "inherent difference" between a young F-1 visa applicant and a short-term B visa applicant. The new FAM entry now

On January 23, 2019 and April 1, 2019, DOS tweaked the 90-day rule language in the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) in a positive direction, by removing a reference that was thought to unfairly flag students.

Summaries of public stakeholder meetings conducted by USCIS.

September 24, 2017 Presidential Proclamation implementing an indefinite entry bar for nationals of eight countries: Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen, and Somalia.

The Department of State's Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs has been systematically reviewing J exchange visitor categories for several years. On September 29, 2017, DOS sent a broadcast message to J program stakeholders, notifying them that it has begun reviewing the College and University

This NAFSA page keeps track of regulatory and procedural events related to the important current issue of government collection of personal social media information on applicants for and holders of immigration benefits.