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

STEM OPT WashTech Litigation

October 2, 2023

The Washington Alliance of Technology Workers (WashTech) filed suit against both the standard 12-month OPT rule and the 24-month STEM OPT rule, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, raising many of the same substantive issues WashTech had brought up in the suit they filed against

References To CPT Requirements In SEVP Broadcast Message On Student Employment

SEVP's brief sentence regarding CPT requirements creates some concern.

DHS Rule on Work Authorization for Certain H-4 Dependents

DHS rule effective May 26, 2015 allows certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants to apply to USCIS for work authorzation. A lawsuit is challenging the rule, USCIS is working on a proposed rule that would rescind the H-4 employment rule.

Virtual Brown Bag - The DOS OPA-AG Unit

Department of State's Office of Private Sector Exchange Administration-Academic and Government Programs Unit (OPA-AG) partners with academic and government sponsors to protect exchange visitors' health, safety, and well-being by actively monitoring SEVIS and responding to complaints and incidents

H-1B Cap Resource Page

Stay up to date on H-1B cap issues.

Sources of Authority on Curricular Practical Training

NAFSA compilation of Curricular Practical Training (CPT) and CPT-like regulatory language, federal register supplementary information, and agency policy guidance (if any), for the 2002, 1991, 1987, 1983, and 1978 rulemakings relating to CPT and CPT-like predecessors.

Focus on Curricular Practical Training

SEVP Broadcast Message 1501-04: Post-secondary F-1 Student Employment Reminder

Immigration Assistance for Students from Countries in Crisis

September 30, 2015

Immigration Assistance for Students from Countries in Political Crisis. Advisers should first establish the scope of their legal authority to render assistance.

Nepal Crisis: Information for International Educators

Resources collected by NAFSA that might assist international educators in helping students and scholars affected by the earthquake in Nepal.

DOS Guidance Directive 2015-01 on Use of Shorten, End, and Terminate EV Functions

On April 22, 2015, the Department of State issued Guidance Directive 2015-01, to clarify for sponsors how to use the "shorten, "end," and "terminate" functions" in SEVIS to comply with reporting requirements at 22 CFR 62.13(a)(3)-(5) and 22 CFR 62.40.