Legacy Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Operations Instructions - OI 214.3 Source : Text downloaded and formatted by NAFSA on August 16, 2022 from version archived on the WayBack Machine (captured August 24, 2019). Legacy INS Operations Instructions are not maintained by successor

Access the OFLC Performance Data web page. The Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) Performance Data web page contains useful current and historical data on prevailing wage determinations and labor certifications for the PERM, LCA (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3), H-2A, H-2B, CW-1

This NAFSA page tracks developments to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) fee rulemaking. On January 8, 2024, DHS sent a final USCIS fee rule for OMB review. In the Fall 2023 regulatory agenda , USCIS had indicated a target publication date of 04/00/2024 for its final fee rule. The

On June 15, 2022, NAFSA Executive Director and CEO, Dr. Esther Brimmer, wrote to the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) seeking clarification of SEVP Broadcast Message 2205-03 : ICE Clarifies Continuation of March 2020 Guidance for the 2022-23 Academic Year (May 31, 2022). The NAFSA letter

DHS instituted an annual, recurring deadline of August 1 for interested parties to nominate additional Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) codes for the DHS STEM Designated Degree Program List . The next annual submission deadline will be August 1, 2024. NAFSA encourages institutions to

Certain petitioners and applicants may file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, to request faster processing of designated immigration benefits requests. Visit USCIS' Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service page for links to the form, form instructions, and other

In a May 24, 2022 notice , USCIS announced a limited, conditional expansion of premium processing for two types of I-140 petitions that are otherwise ineligible for premium processing: Beginning June 1, 2022, USCIS will accept Form I-907 premium processing requests for E13 multinational executive

First Quarter 2022 - ISS RP Quarterly Summary NAFSA staff and member volunteers monitor IssueNet reports and Network NAFSA's international student and scholar communities on a regular basis to analyze trends in our field. This is a summary of the top 3-5 topics reported in IssueNet and NAFSA liaison

On April 19, 2022, the Department of Labor Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) hosted "a webinar providing tips and assistance for stakeholders on the Process of Filing Form ETA-9141, Application for Prevailing Wage Determination, for the Permanent and Labor Condition Programs." The webinar