SEVP updated guidance on optional practical training, including STEM and cap-gap processing.

June 19, 2001 INS memo established interim procedures for processing AC21 benefits, including H-1B cap exemptions, extensions of H-1B status, and H-1B portability. Other issues are also covered.

SEVP Spring 2010 Recertification Primer Slideshow The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) made a number of public presentations during Spring, 2010, to update schools about the F/M School Recertification Process. This is the Spring 2010 slideshow used by SEVP (updated by SEVP on April 5

This advisory discusses DOL guidance to the NPWHC on how to determine the wage level when the NPWHC relies on OES data in rendering a prevailing wage.

Ninth Circuit Court decision holding that USCIS relied “on an improper understanding” of the regulatory requirements in denying an EB-1 petition for a worker of extraordinary ability, and that USCIS may not “unilaterally impose novel substantive or evidentiary requirements beyond those set forth at

In the Fall of 2009, the Director of the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), Louis Farrell, sent a letter to numerous college and university presidents, to explain the key role that Designated School Officials play in ensuring the success of the SEVIS.

USCIS Guidance On Establishing Employer-Employee Relationship In H-1B Petitions In a January 8, 2010 field memo, USCIS says that "an employer who seeks to sponsor a temporary worker in an H-1B specialty occupation is required to establish a valid employer-employee relationship." The memo instructs

This DOL General Administration Letter gives guidance on using OES wage data in light of the ACWIA exception to the cross-industry survey rule for prevailing wage determinations.

Federal Contractors and E-Verify USCIS FAQ USCIS posted on its Web site a revised set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the topic of Federal contractors and E-Verify.

DOS Notice On Full Implementation Of Centralized Prevailing Wage Determinations In a December 4, 2009, Federal Register notice, the Department of Labor (DOL) notified the public that centralized processing of prevailing wage determinations (PWDs) for all permanent (PERM) and temporary (LCA) programs