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NAFSA, July 22, 2021 "We are writing today to request that the Department of Homeland Security’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) consider granting Special Student Relief (SSR)* to F-1 students from Haiti. * Regulations allow...

ICE, Aug. 28, 2020 via NAFSA, Aug. 31, 2020 "On August 28, 2020 SEVP sent DSOs Broadcast Message 2008-03 : SEVP to Mail Notices to OPT Students Without Employer Information , informing them of its plan to mail notices to OPT students "who...

SEVP Issues Report Responding to Feedback Received at NAFSA Conference | In December, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) issued a report responding to feedback received at the 2015 NAFSA annual conference. The report addresses 15 key issues...

"On August 15, 2012, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) unofficially confirmed for NAFSA that: "CBP is no longer stamping I-20s at POEs. Recognizing that some staff at certain benefit granting agencies (for example, motor vehicle agencies...

"The U.S. Department of State has overstepped its authority in issuing a policy against the use of paid recruiters for overseas students. That was the charge made during a panel discussion on Friday, the final day of the annual meeting of Nafsa...

"One of the pillars of the rationale for comprehensive immigration reform is the essential truth that effective border enforcement is impossible absent visa reforms that would provide legal avenues for entry for those seeking employment in...

"Each November, NAFSA issues a report – including detailed state-by-state analysis – on the economic benefits of spending by international students and their dependents to the U.S. economy. The latest analysis shows that, during the 2011...