Compliance Management

The New Challenges: Helping Students and Scholars Navigate Port of Entry Processes

Should international students and scholars expect problems during inspection at the port of entry to the United States? To ensure a smooth process, many seek answers to a variety of questions and concerns. These include potential inspection or confiscation of electronic devices, requesting access to

Alcohol and Marijuana Offenses: Potential Impact on Immigration Status and Visa Eligibility for Students and Scholars

International students and scholars might reasonably assume that using marijuana where it’s legal in the United States would not impact their immigration status. They might also reasonably presume that simply being arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol, but not convicted, would

Information Resources for Assisting Afghan Students and Scholars

January 6, 2023

As the situation in Afghanistan develops, this page will list immigration information resources relevant to Afghan students and scholars in and outside the United States. NAFSA Advocacy NAFSA Letter Urges DOS to Allow Afghan Women More Opportunity for U.S. Study. In a December 22, 2022 letter to

Archive: Plan to Separate Form I-129 into Several Individual Forms

DHS is not separating Form I-129 into multiple forms in the January 4, 2023 proposed fee rule, as it did in the 2020 fee rule. However, it reserves the right to take that action separately as a revision of the currently approved Form I-129 information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act

IssueNet Quarterly Summary - Summer 2021

June to July 2021 Highlighting the top issues reported through NAFSA IssueNet. Prepared by Taya Carothers & Adam Cohen, Members of the International Student and Scholar Regulatory Practice (ISS RP) Committee. Top Issues NIE questions We received several reports related to the National Interest

USCIS Flexibilities for Certain Applicants Filing Form I-765 for OPT

On July 29, 2021, USCIS posted an alert on its February 26, 2021 web page that provides a very brief summary of the Consent Order issued by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District Court of Ohio Eastern Division in the Juyi Li et al. v. USCIS et al. class action lawsuit that had been filed

Change of Physical Mailing Address at Atlanta National Processing Center Effective August 25, 2021

The physical mailing address of the Department of Labor's Atlanta National Processing Center (ANPC) will change beginning August 25, 2021, with the exception of mail associated with the processing of applications requesting permanent labor certification subject to supervised recruitment. On the

SEVP Employment FAQs

Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) Employment FAQs (Updated 02/28/2023), downloaded and formatted by NAFSA on 03/02/2023 from https://www.ice.gov/sevis/employment. This version is posted on the NAFSA website for convenient reference. Please visit https://www.ice.gov/sevis/employment for the

International Entrepreneur Parole Program

Under the 2017 international entrepreneur rule (IER), "DHS may use its parole authority to grant a period of authorized stay, on a case-by-case basis, to foreign entrepreneurs who demonstrate that their stay in the United States would provide a significant public benefit through their business

IssueNet Quarterly Summary - Spring 2021

IssueNet Quarterly Summary - Spring 2021 January to May 2021 Highlighting the top issues reported through NAFSA IssueNet. Prepared by Rajan Eapen & Mike Hollabaugh, Members of the International Student and Scholar Regulatory Practice (ISS RP) Committee. Top Issues January-February 2021 Issues: We