The Employment-Based Subcommittee of NAFSA's International Student and Scholar Regulatory Practice Committee (ISS-RP) developed this list of key takeaways for practitioners in higher education, from notes taken at the Department of Labor Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) Stakeholder

On March 30, 2018 the Department of State (DOS) proposed adding several additional questions to Form DS-160 (nonimmigrant) and Form DS-260 (immigrant) visa applications, including questions on the applicant's social media identifiers, telephone numbers, email addresses, and international travel

The Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman describes a pilot program to track and report more accurate USCIS application and petition processing times.

On April 12, 2018, NAFSA submitted a comment letter to USCIS regarding Form I-539, Application to Extend or Change Nonimmigrant Status.

USCIS has revised its STEM OPT page, focusing on the employer-employee relationship "requirement" and conditions for third party placements, for STEM OPT students and employers.

On April 30, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began using the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) Signature Confirmation Restricted Delivery service to mail Green Cards, Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), and other secure documents that need to be re-mailed because they have

You might be surprised by the "Privacy Act" notices you see when you log in to SEVIS. However, the notice is the same (or similar) notice that appears at the bottom of most government forms. These notices are required by the Privacy Act, which, among other things, requires government agencies to get

Each quarter, ISS-RP connects NAFSA members with the issues and trends reported through IssueNet, by summarizing the top 3-5 topics reported, and the most recent liaison engagements and successes.

SEVP is developing the SEVP External Training Application (SETA), to replace the current DSO Online Training modules that have been in place for more than a decade.

May 18, 2018 Broadcast Message sent directly to students, on reporting of unrelated volunteer work in SEVP student portal.