Compliance Management

IssueNet Quarterly Summary - Second Quarter 2022 Second Quarter, 2022 - April, May, June, 2022 Highlighting the top issues reported through NAFSA IssueNet. Prepared by Ashley Davis, member of the International Student and Scholar Regulatory Practice (ISS RP) Committee. Top Issues SEVP Issue One

On April 5, 2023, the Department of State (DOS) published a notice in the Federal Register describing the details of Special Student Relief (SSR) arrangements for eligible Ukrainian J-1 exchange visitors in the College and University Student category, effective until October 23, 2023. In a notice to

Legacy Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Operations Instructions - OI 214.3 Source: Text downloaded and formatted by NAFSA on August 16, 2022 from version archived on the WayBack Machine (captured August 24, 2019). Legacy INS Operations Instructions are not maintained by successor

Access the OFLC Performance Data web page. The Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) Performance Data web page contains useful current and historical data on prevailing wage determinations and labor certifications for the PERM, LCA (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3), H-2A, H-2B, CW-1

This NAFSA page tracks developments to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) fee rulemaking. Updates: USCIS now regularly updates its Form G-1055, which is a list of all USCIS fees, fee exemptions, reduced fees, and fee waiver eligible forms. March 21, 2024. On March 21, 2024 USCIS

On June 15, 2022, NAFSA Executive Director and CEO, Dr. Esther Brimmer, wrote to the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) seeking clarification of SEVP Broadcast Message 2205-03: ICE Clarifies Continuation of March 2020 Guidance for the 2022-23 Academic Year (May 31, 2022). The NAFSA letter

DHS instituted an annual, recurring deadline of August 1 for interested parties to nominate additional Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) codes for the DHS STEM Designated Degree Program List. The next annual submission deadline will be August 1, 2024. NAFSA encourages institutions to

Certain petitioners and applicants may file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, to request faster processing of designated immigration benefits requests. Visit USCIS' Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service page for links to the form, form instructions, and other

In a May 24, 2022 notice, USCIS announced a limited, conditional expansion of premium processing for two types of I-140 petitions that are otherwise ineligible for premium processing: Beginning June 1, 2022, USCIS will accept Form I-907 premium processing requests for E13 multinational executive and