This amendment to the Immigration and Nationality Act requires that intensive language training programs be accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Department of Education.

On October 27, 2010, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) issued Policy Guidance 1004-07 – DSO Reporting Tips, with the stated purpose of advising designated school officials (DSOs) on how to ensure proper maintenance of SEVIS records “to accurately reflect student status, minimize data

SEVP Policy Guidance 1004-06 – Emergent Circumstance Q&A The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) provided policy guidance to SEVIS users on aspects of the September 15, 2010 Federal Register notice that provides "special student relief" benefits to qualifying Haitian students. The detailed

This page will link you to resources on the implementation of SEVIS 6.6, which will allow the use of CIP 2010 codes in both RTI and Batch.

SEVP reminds SEVIS-certified schools that they "may not develop, publish or use any form of advertising that states or implies the approval of curricular or practical training in conjunction with any English language training."

This law establishes additional fee of $2,000 for H-1B petitions and $2,500 for L petitions, if the petitioner employs 50 or more employees and more than 50 percent of the petitioner's employees are H-1B, L-1A, or L-1B nonimmigrants. The law impacts employers not subject to the fee as well, because

SEVP Director discusses steps they are taking to address the fact that "There has been an ongoing sporadic SEVIS system timing-out, and the web browser has not been loading in a timely manner. Additionally, SEVIS response has been slow intermittently, often once or twice a week."

NAFSA Summary of April 21, 2010 Liaison Call With DOS Visa Office The following topics were addressed in the April 21, 2010, liaison call that NAFSA had with the Department of State Visa Office: Technical problems with DS-160 online NIV application 9 FAM Appendix on naming conventions no longer

DOS EVP Announces Pay.Gov Fee Payment Requirement At the end of June 2007, the Department of State Exchange Visitor Program office notified exchange visitor programs designated in the college/university student, short-term scholar, professor, research scholar, specialist, international visitor, and