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International Faculty, Staff, Researchers

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U.S. Immigration Systems, Data, Status, and Concepts

Visas, Travel, Entry

U.S. Visa Interview Wait Times

Visa Interview Wait Time Info Available on DOS Web Page Nonimmigrant visa interview wait time information is once again available on the Department of State's (DOS) Global Visa Wait Times page on travel.state.gov. The page was finally updated with new data on April 25, 2025 after having been dormant

Travel Bans and Restrictions

April 16, 2025

Shortlink to this page: www.nafsa.org/travelbans Statutory Bases for Travel Bans and Restrictions A number of long-standing statutory provisions in the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) give wide discretion to the President, and sometimes the Secretary of a Federal agency, to suspend or

Executive Order of February 26, 2025: Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Cost Efficiency Initiative

March 5, 2025

Executive Order 14222 of February 26, 2025: Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Cost Efficiency Initiative Read the executive order on whitehouse.gov Federal Register citation: 90 FR 11095 (March 3, 2025) Stated purpose "This order commences a transformation in Federal

Re-Registration of Nonimmigrants Reaching Age 14

USCIS rules effective April 11, 2025 require young nonimmigrants who turn 14 while in the U.S. to "re-register" with USCIS within 30 days of their birthday, even if previously registered and issued a Form I-94 when they entered the country. This may affect, for example, F-2, J-2, H-4 dependents and

Executive Order 14215 of February 18, 2025: Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies

February 24, 2025

Executive Order 14215 of February 18, 2025: Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies injects the President and the Department of Justice/Attorney General directly into the regulatory and interpretive processes of all agencies. Read: Executive Order on whitehouse.gov Federal Register cite: 90 FR

UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)

Effective January 8, 2025, all U.S. citizens as well as citizens from certain other countries traveling visa-free to the United Kingdom (UK, which includes Northern Ireland) for tourism, family visits, business meetings, conferences, or short-term study for six months or less will require a UK

OFLC Implements 5-Year Record Retention Protocol

February 19, 2025

On February 14, 2025 the Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) posted in the OFLC Announcements page a notice informing stakeholders that on March 20, 2025 it will begin deleting records older than five years from the record's final determination date as recorded in

EEOC Position on National Origin Discrimination Against American Workers

February 19, 2025

Executive summary: In a February 19, 2025 press release U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chair Andrea Lucas asserted the agency’s commitment to protecting American workers from national origin discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Lucas warned

Regulatory Perspectives: Regulatory Practice and the New Presidential Administration

NAFSA staff members David Fosnocht and Steve Springer discussed student and scholar advising and the new presidential administration with attendees. They discussed vehicles an administration can use to effect change, review interests of the prior Trump administration that may be revived, and

Executive Order: Implementing The President’s DOGE Workforce Optimization Initiative

February 17, 2025

Executive Order of February 11, 2025: Implementing The President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Workforce Optimization Initiative. On February 11, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order titled Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Workforce