International Student and Scholar Services

Contributing to Comprehensive Internationalization

Crisis Management

Office Administration

Orientation, Retention, and Student Services Programming

Student and Scholar Advising

NAFSA Recommends Improvements to Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Manual

NAFSA submitted this comment letter to the U. S. Department of Labor's Standard Occupational Classification Policy Committee, recommending the following improvements to the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) manual that is used in the prevailing wage determination process.

Notes from USCIS Texas Service Center Open House April 15, 2014

U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Texas Service Center conducted an open house stakeholder event on April 15, 2014. These notes were taken at the event by a member of NAFSA’s ISS-RP Regulatory Ombuds Subcommittee.

New DOS Fee Schedule Reduces Application Fee for 212e Waiver and EB Immigrant Visas

A Department of State (DOS) interim final rule effective September 12, 2014 will reduce the fees for several DOS applications encountered at institutions of higher education.

Immigration Assistance for Students from Countries in Crisis

September 30, 2015

Immigration Assistance for Students from Countries in Political Crisis. Advisers should first establish the scope of their legal authority to render assistance.

Nepal Crisis: Information for International Educators

Resources collected by NAFSA that might assist international educators in helping students and scholars affected by the earthquake in Nepal.

Summary of 2015 USCIS Texas Service Center Open House

Members of NAFSA's ISS-RP Regulatory Ombuds Subcommittee attended the 2015 USCIS Texas Service Center Open House.

Modernizing and Streamlining the Immigration System

While Congress debates legislative immigration reform, the Obama administration is engaged in exploring ways to address inadequacies in the immigration system through administrative measures like presidential executive actions and new or amended regulations and government policies. This page will

White House Report: Modernizing and Streamlining Our Legal Immigration System for the 21st Century

July, 2015 White House report connected to President Obama's Immigration Executive Actions. Presents actions that federal agencies plan to undertake "to modernize and streamline our legal immigration system within existing authorities."

USCIS Revises Procedure for Determining When to File Adjustment of Status Applications

Effective October, 2015, USCIS has revised the procedures for determining when adjustment of status applications may be filed. The new process may allow some applicants to file their adjustment applications earlier, and become eligible for adjustment applicant benefits like advance parole and

Notes and Handouts from Sep. 18, 2015 USCIS Vermont Service Center Stakeholder Meeting

The Vermont Service Center (VSC) Stakeholder Conference was a general USCIS conference that addressed several topics of interests to its stakeholders, and didn’t focus on one particular specialty. It was designed to give participants important updates on various processing at the VSC.