NAFSA comment letter on the proposed rule increasing Exchange Visitor Program fees, published at 78 Fed. Reg. 6263 (Jan. 30, 2013).

On January 30, 2013, the Department of State (DOS) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would substantially raise the fees associated with the J-1 exchange visitor program.

From January 2 to February 5, 2013, USCIS will accept public comment on a draft Request for Evidence (RFE) template that will be used by USCIS adjudicators in adjudicating O-1A petitions filed for O-1A I-129 petitions filed for aliens of Extraordinary Ability in Science, Education, Business, and

NAFSA submitted a letter to IRS regarding changes to the ITIN process, reiterating the legal and practical difficulties that nonimmigrants would face if they were required to submit their original passports to IRS, and making recommendations to IRS.

This report presents estimates of the size and characteristics of the resident nonimmigrant population in the United States.

DOL final rule effective July 16, 2007 establishing 180-day validity period of approved labor certs, prohibition on substitution of beneficiaries, and restricting payment of labor certification costs to the petitioning employer.

This May 24, 2007 letter and accompanying table from DOS to NAFSA communicated definitions of "program completion," for purposes of the 5-year eligibility and 2-year bar on repeat participation rules in the Professor or Research Scholar category.

During its October 24, 2012 meeting the Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council (HSAAC) approved several specific recommendations that the Department of Homeland Security should implement in order to accommodate and support emerging trends in international education.