Compliance Management

Summaries of engagements with the DOS Exchange Visitor Program, prepared by the Exchange Visitor Subcommittee of NAFSA's International Student and Scholar Regulatory Practice Committee (ISSRP).

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 August 10, 2018, the Department of State issued Guidance Directive 2018-01 - College and University Student Category: Avoiding Unskilled Placements in Academic Training and Student Internship Programs. The directive communicates the Department's perspective on a number of aspects of the J-1

On October 10, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed rule entitled Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds. DHS published the final rule on August 14, 2019.

The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) announced that SEVIS Release 6.41, scheduled to be implemented on October 26, 2018, will change how SEVIS calculates days of unemployment while a student is on standard or STEM post-completion optional practical training (OPT).

SEVIS Release 6.41, implemented on October 26, 2018, changes how SEVIS calculates and displays days of unemployment while a student is on standard or STEM post-completion OPT. The new counters display the aggregate count of unemployment within each OPT segment.

DHS proposed eliminating the duration of status (D/S) admission period with "a maximum period of authorized stay, and options for extensions, for each applicable visa category." DHS withdrew the proposal on July 6, 2021.

Top issues reported to NAFSA IssueNet from July 2018 - September 2018

Information related to the litigation challenging USCIS's August 9, 2018, unlawful presence policy.

On December 3, 2018, DHS proposed amending its regulations governing petitions filed on behalf of H-1B beneficiaries who may be counted toward the 65,000 H-1B cap (regular cap) or the 20,000 beneficiaries with advanced degrees from U.S. institutions of higher education who are eligible for an