USCIS Places Adjudication Hold on Benefits Applications Filed By or For Individuals From Travel Ban Countries A pair of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Policy Memoranda describe a hold that USCIS has placed a hold on adjudication of pending benefit requests submitted by applicants

Temporary work authorization for adjustment applicants Applicants for adjustment of status (adjustment) may request employment authorization by filing Form I-765, either concurrently with the Form I-485 adjustment application, or subsequently, while the I-485 is pending. See 8 CFR 274a.12(c)(9)

NAFSA Advisory: Expanded Online Presence Vetting Policy for F, M, J, and H Visa Applicants. Recent expansion to H-1B may also cause H-1B appointment wait and visa processing times, appointment cancellations, postponements, or lack of appointment availability, and other disruptions depending on

Executive Order 13873 of May 15, 2019 declared a national emergency with respect to asserted threats posed by foreign adversaries to the U.S. information and communications technology and services (ICTS) supply chain. The Executive Order authorizes the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with

In 2015-2016 the Department of State (DOS) provided this "SEVIS Training/Internship Placement Plan User Guide," archived here on the NAFSA website: DOS SEVIS Training/Internship Placement Plan User Guide

SEVP Fraud Hub Provides Training and Resources for DSOs SEVP has "created a new Fraud Hub on Study in the States with resources to train school officials on common fraud indicators and best practices for preventing, detecting and reporting fraud." See SEVP's " Resources to Detect and Prevent Fraud"

On November 3, 2025 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a proposed rule that seeks to revise the circumstances under which an individual involved in immigration benefits requests would have to submit biomtetrics to USCIS as part of