Regulatory Information

Exchange Visitors and Exchange Visitor Programs

Fees, Forms, Filing Procedures

Institutional Obligations and Compliance

International Faculty, Staff, Researchers

International Students and Schools

U.S. Immigration Systems, Data, Status, and Concepts

Visas, Travel, Entry

Visa Revocation Basics

The basic sources and processes of U.S. nonimmigrant visa revocation.

Under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), Congress can review and overturn certain regulations promulgated by an executive agency, such as the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Labor, the Department of State, etc. Congress can use the CRA only to invalidate an agency final rule in

OFLC Stakeholder Engagements

Links to summaries and key takeaways from public stakeholder meetings conducted by the Department of Labor Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), prepared by the NAFSA ISSRP EB subcommittee.

The Trump Administration Regulatory Freeze Memorandum

January 21, 2025

Access the Presidential Memorandum titled Regulatory Freeze Pending Review (January 25, 2025): On whitehouse.gov Among other things, this memorandum instructs all agencies: "(1) Do not propose or issue any rule in any manner, including by sending a rule to the Office of the Federal Register (the

Executive Order: Protecting The United States From Foreign Terrorists And Other National Security And Public Safety Threats

January 21, 2025

Executive Order: Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats Signed by President Trump: January 20, 2025 Access the executive order on whitehouse.gov NAFSA Summary Section 2, Enhanced Vetting and Screening Across Agencies, calls on

Immigration-Related Comments in President Trump's January 20, 2025 Inaugural Address

January 20, 2025

Immigration-related comments in President Trump's January 20, 2025 inaugural address Extracted by NAFSA from the transcript on whitehouse.gov "Today, I will sign a series of historic executive orders. With these actions, we will begin the complete restoration of America and the revolution of common

Resources on Initiatives Under the Trump-Vance Administration

NAFSA Resources IE30 with Dr. Fanta Aw: Charting a Course in the New Political Environment. Join us on LinkedIn on January 22 from 1:00-2:00 Eastern as NAFSA CEO Dr. Fanta Aw and policy experts examine the path forward for international education. In this month's #IE30 discussion, we'll be joined by

Regulatory Perspectives: Regulatory Practice and the New Presidential Administration

February 13, 2025 | 2:00 pm

Join NAFSA staff members David Fosnocht and Steve Springer for a discussion of student and scholar advising and the new presidential administration. We’ll discuss vehicles an administration can use to effect change, review interests of the prior Trump administration that may be revived, and describe

New URL to Access SEVIS Production Environment

The new URL for accessing the SEVIS production environment is https://sevis.ice.gov. A System Note on the SEVIS login page states: " IMPORTANT: The SEVIS Production environment and URL migration was successful. You should begin using https://sevis.ice.gov for SEVIS Production access." In Broadcast

Agency Actions Under the Second Trump Administration

Beginning January 20, 2025 this NAFSA page will link to agency actions during the second Trump administration that relate to international education, including proposed federal regulations, final regulations, and agency policy documents and statements. Federal agencies are part of the Executive