On January 8, 2020, USCIS changed the filing addresses for F-1 student I-765 filings, including F-1 OPT (pre-completion, post-completion and STEM OPT), off-campus employment with an international organization, and off-campus employment due to severe economic necessity. (Note: Always check the USCIS

This NAFSA page tracks developments on the delays in USCIS lockbox processing of receipt notices for applications for OPT benefits. Updates June 10, 2021. A 06/10/21 USCIS news alert describes additional temporary filing flexibilities for benefits filers impacted by USCIS Lockbox delays. These

Updates (December 22, 2021). DHS withdrew this final rule effective December 22, 2021. See 86 FR 72516 (December 22, 2021). Updates prior to withdrawal of the rule: (September 15, 2021). The California Northern District Court vacated the H-1B cap “highest paid” lottery rule, finding that that former

SEVP's January 4, 2021 Broadcast Message 2101-01, titled Enforcement of the Post-Completion OPT and Employer Information Requirement in SEVIS, states that, "Institutions are certified with the understanding that they will maintain a relationship with their students throughout the educational

On December 18, 2019, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) made available a basic Curricular Practical Training Fact Sheet "for reminders about the federal regulations governing curricular practical training (CPT) and answers to frequently asked questions about CPT." Download the SEVP

Sudan was removed from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism on December 14, 2020. The country had been on that list since August 12, 1993. In addition to clearing the way for political and financial normalization, the rescission of Sudan's State Sponsors of Terrorism designation means that its

On November 18, 2020, the Department of State's (DOS) Exchange Visitor Program (BridgeUSA) issued Guidance Directive 2020-01, Exchange Visitor Program - Confucius Institutes, which provides guidance on the relationship of college and university J-1 exchange programs to Confucius Institutes and

On January 15, 2021, DHS/USCIS released an advance copy of a final rule titled Strengthening the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification Program, which was the Trump administration's response to a federal court having set aside the October 8, 2020 interim final rule of the same title (See court's