SEVIS users now see a DHS Security Consent Statement on the SEVIS log-in page. This page describes the origins of that statement.

A June 28, 2018, USCIS policy memorandum expands the conditions under which USCIS will issue a Notice to Appear (NTA), the document that initiates removal (deportation) proceedings, to now include situations "where, upon issuance of an unfavorable decision on an application, petition, or benefit

The final SEVIS fee rule was published in the Federal Register on May 23, 2019, and became effective on June 24, 2019. It raises the I-901 SEVIS fee paid by F-1 and M-1 students and J-1 exchange visitors, raises the initial school certification fee that SEVP charges new F and M schools, and adds a

Advisers should follow their school's policy on encouraging students and scholars to consult with an experienced immigration lawyer whenever issues or circumstances involve a status violation, or the possibility that DHS or DOS might determine that a status violation has occurred either recently or

A July 13, 2018, USCIS policy memo rescinds 2013 guidance on issuing Requests for Evidence, effective September 11, 2018.

Key takeaways for practitioners in higher education, from notes taken at the Department of Labor Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) Stakeholder meeting on PERM, H-1B and Prevailing Wage issues, held in Chicago, IL, on June 5, 2018.

A new edition of Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, and Form I-765 instructions, are available on the USCIS web site at www.uscis.gov/i-765. The latest Form I-765 has an edition date of 05/31/18. Starting 09/17/18, USCIS will accept only the 05/31/18 edition.

A 2018 series of NAFSA presentations on the topic of recent USCIS guidance on unlawful presence for F, M, and J nonimmigrants, and Notices to Appear for removal proceedings.

Top issues reported to NAFSA IssueNet from April-July 2018.

On August 6, 2018, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program sent this broadcast message to SEVIS users, identifying data interface issues between USCIS' CLAIMS system and SEVIS, and commenting on the agencies' efforts to resolve those issues.