IssueNet Quarterly Summary - Fall 2020 Highlighting the top issues reported through NAFSA IssueNet. Prepared by Cory Owen, Chair, Student Subcommittee, International Student and Scholar Regulatory Practice (ISS RP) Committee. Top Issues Impact of COVID-19: Additional work for DSO needing to add

Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act Updates Rulemaking. A final rule titled Implementation of the Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act was published in the Federal Register at 87 FR 18227 (March 30, 2022). The rule goes into effect on May 31, 2022, but premium processing for newly

Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker Visit the USCIS Form I-129 page for the latest form and instructions, and fee and filing information. USCIS Form I-129 page USCIS Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker page USCIS Form G-1055 Fee Schedule Form Version

Update USCIS withdrew this proposed rule, in a Federal Register notice published on May 10, 2021. Background for reference purposes In a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on September 11, 2020, DHS proposed to change the way it defines, collects, and uses biometrics. Read the proposed

USCIS published a final rule at 86 FR 27027 that "removes from the Code of Federal Regulations an interim final rule (IFR) issued in October 2020, which has since been vacated by a federal district court." The May 19, 2021 final rule restores the regulations to the state prior to the October 8, 2021

On August 28, 2020 SEVP sent DSOs Broadcast Message 2008-03: SEVP to Mail Notices to OPT Students Without Employer Information, informing them of its plan to mail notices to OPT students "who have not reported employer information and have exceeded 90 days of unemployment." The message SEVP plans to