Regulatory Information

Exchange Visitors and Exchange Visitor Programs

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Institutional Obligations and Compliance

International Faculty, Staff, Researchers

International Students and Schools

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

Visas, Travel, Entry

USCIS Seeks Comments on Improving Its Regulations, Policies, and Services

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a request for information at 86 FR 20398 (April 19, 2021), titled Identifying Barriers Across Benefits and Services, with a 30-day comment period. "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking comments from the public on how U.S

Basics of Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

June 28, 2025

TPS: Temporary Protected Status Congress created a limited remedy called Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to address the needs of people whose countries are going through emergency situations such as famine, natural disaster, and civil war. The statute creating TPS was signed into law on November 29

DOL Final Rule on OES-Based Prevailing Wage Determinations

Rulemaking status: Withdrawn. On January 14, 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a final rule titled Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Aliens in the United States, at 86 FR 3608 (January 14, 2021). This was the Trump administration's

NAFSA Request for Special Student Relief For Myanmar F-1 Students

DHS/ICE published a Special Student Relief (SSR) notice for Burma/Myanmar on May 25, 2021. Myanmar is enduring continued unrest following a February 1, 2021 coup that returned the country to full military rule. The SSR notice will be effective May 25, 2021 until November 25, 2022. Read the Burma

Archived ECA-EVP COVID-19 FAQs Issued Under the Trump Administration

Archived for research and reference purposes.

CIS Ombudsman Annual Report To Congress

8 USC 272(c), added by Section 452(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, requires the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) Ombudsman to make an annual report to Congress. The CIS Ombudsman's Annual Report to Congress page states: "By statute, the Office of the Citizenship and

U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021

U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 On February 18, 2021, Representative Linda Sánchez (D-CA) introduced in the House H.R.1177, a bill To provide an earned path to citizenship, to address the root causes of migration and responsibly manage the southern border, and to reform the immigrant visa system, and

Executive Order on Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel

February 4, 2021

Executive Order 13988 of January 21, 2021, Executive Order on Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel. Published in the Federal Register at 86 FR 7205 (January 26, 2021). President Biden's Executive Order 13988 of January 21, 2021, Executive Order on Promoting COVID-19 Safety

Visa and Immigration Reform

Cuba Placed Back on List of State Sponsors of Terrorism

Cuba was added back to the U.S. Department of State's list of State Sponsors of Terrorism effective January 12, 2021, in the final days of the Trump administration. It had previously been removed from the list on May 29, 2015, under the Obama administration. Currently there are four countries