NAFSA summary of a September 6, 2012 SEVP—Stakeholder Meeting/Teleconference, which focused on updates to Form I-17.

CBP Discontinues Stamping Form I-20 At Ports of Entry

August 10, 2012 Sanctions Law Applies To Iranian Students Preparing For Energy or Nuclear Sector Careers In Iran

In a May 31, 2012 letter, Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-Iowa) asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) "to fully investigate the use of OPT, including who uses it and how students are tracked, determine what weaknesses exist, and suggest ways to improve the procedures and policies that

On May 21, 2012, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Private Sector Exchange Robin Lerner sent a communication to J-1 exchange visitor programs, to apprise sponsors of her office’s “re-evaluation of our overall mission and the objectives we are pursuing through private sector exchanges.”

DOS sets forth guidelines regarding the hosting of Confucius Institutes at college and universities, in the context of the college or university’s J-1 exchange visitor program. As amended by DOS on May 25, 2012.

Report produced by the Congressional Research Service (CRS).

The Department of Homeland Security announced the following updated STEM-Designated Degree Program List on May 11, 2012.

This final rule establishes requirements for student health insurance coverage under the Public Health Service Act and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

This is the text of SEVP’s prior online training program for school officials.