Compliance Management

Updates on the impact of the U.S. v. Windsor decision on availability of immigration benefits deriving from same-sex marriages.

In this update newsletter from the Department of State's Exchange Visitors Program, Academic and Government Programs Division, Chief Tammie King discusses recent outreach events, including a recent American Council on International Personnel Symposium and NAFSA's Annual Conference in St. Louis.

The Division of Academic and Government Programs of the Department of State Exchange Visitor Program provided a handout of slides the Division used at the J Exchange Visitor update session at the 2013 NAFSA conference in Saint Louis.

July 2013 update newsletter from the Department of State's Exchange Visitor Program, Academic and Government Programs Division, Chief Tammie King.

On June 13, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) proposed several changes to Form I-539, Application for Extension or Change of Status, and the instructions.

Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) Broadcast Message 1308-01 provides preliminary guidance on the issuance of Form I-20 to a same-sex spouse of an F-1 or M-1 student, who will be seeking admission into the United States as an F-2 or M-2 dependent.

August 2013 update newsletter from the Department of State's Exchange Visitor Program, Academic and Government Programs Division, Chief Tammie King.

Effective July 31, 2013, SEVP will no longer mail Form I-797C “Notice of Action” for the I-901 SEVIS fee payment.

NAFSA's page tracking opportunities to comment on agency regulations and policies. Includes links to NAFSA comment letters.

USCIS Policy Memorandum PM-602-0090 (effective October 6, 2013) clarifies that F-1 students who are in a period of post-completion OPT while completing a thesis or dissertation are eligible to apply for a 17-month STEM OPT extension, notwithstanding the fact that the student has not yet completed