This NAFSA page provides resources and information on government initiatives regarding F-1 practical training, focusing mostly on optional practical training (OPT). Practical Training Advocacy See NAFSA's page: The Benefits of F-1 Optional Practical Training Grass-roots advocacy : If you reside in a

USCIS memo: "Activities that constitute a broad range of other professions related to economics, such as activity performed by financial analysts, market research analysts, and marketing specialists do not qualify for TN status."

NAFSA compilation of immigration-related regulatory actions in the current Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions that are most relevant to institutions that invite international students and scholars to the United States.

Key Takeaways from the December 5, 2017 DOL OFLC Stakeholder Meeting.

Here you'll find ISS-RP summaries of the top 3-5 topics reported to IssueNet each quarter.

On February 6, 2018, President Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM 9) to establish a National Vetting Center whose principal role will be to improve the way agencies coordinate and use biographic, biometric, and contextual information from various pre-existing sources.

On February 22, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published Policy Memorandum PM-602-0157, "relating to H-1B petitions filed for workers who will be employed at one or more third-party worksites."

H1-B denials and the 60-day window. Multiple cases were reported of F-1 students whose H1B petitions were denied in early October and lost their 60 day grace period (immediate termination).

NAFSA notes on February 27, 2018, the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman teleconference focusing on issues with Employment Authorization Documents (EADs).