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USCIS Issues Revised Final Guidance on Unlawful Presence for Students and Exchange Visitors

7 years ago By Chief Editor

Guidance Updated After Public Comment Period

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USCIS Workload Transfer Updates

7 years ago By Chief Editor

USCIS transferred some of the following cases from the Vermont Service Center to the Texas Service Center:

Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, for F, M, J, or B nonimmigrants

For more information, see Workload Transfer Updates page.

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Workload Transfer Update

6 years ago By Chief Editor

USCIS transferred some of the following cases from the Vermont Service Center to the Texas Service Center, Nebraska Service Center, California Service Center, and Potomac Service Center:

Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, for F, M, J, or B nonimmigrants

For more information, see Workload Transfer Updates page.

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USCIS Changing Policy on Accrued Unlawful Presence by Nonimmigrant Students and Exchange Visitors

7 years ago By Chief Editor

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today posted a policy memorandum (PDF, 179 KB)changing how the agency will calculate unlawful presence for students and exchange visitors in F, J, and M nonimmigrant status, including F-2, J-2, or M-2 dependents, who fail to maintain their status in the United States.

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Extension of the J-1 Entry Date for International Medical Graduates to Qualify for "Conrad 30" Waiver

16 years ago By Editor

USCIS reminds customers that Public Law 111-9, signed by President Obama on March 20, 2009, extends the date until Sept. 30, 2009 by which international medical graduates have to have been granted J-1 nonimmigrant status in order to later qualify for the "Conrad 30" program. Before this latest extension was granted, the most recent sunset date for qualifying J-1 admission was March 6, 2009.

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DOS Publishes Revised J-1 Visa Exchange Visitor Skills List

16 years ago By Editor

Reference Document: STATE 057336, 06/09

TO ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS

1. The revised 2009 J-1 visa Exchange Visitor Skills List was published in the Federal Register (Volume 74, Number 82) on April 30, 2009.

2. The new Skills List is effective on June 28, 2009.

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USCIS Expands Premium Processing for Applicants Seeking to Change into F, M, or J Nonimmigrant Status

2 years ago By Chief Editor

Release Date

06/12/2023

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USCIS Issues Policy Guidance Regarding the 2-Year Foreign Residence Requirement for the J Nonimmigrant Classification

2 years ago By Chief Editor

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance (PDF, 275.62 KB) in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding the 2-year foreign residence requirement for the nonimmigrant exchange visitor (J) classification.

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WRD (Waiver Review Division) and Waiver Application Issues

14 years ago By Chief Editor

Certain exchange visitors (J-1) are subject to a two-year home-country physical presence requirement which requires you to return to your home country for at least two years at the end of your exchange visitor program. This is also known as the foreign residence requirement under U.S. law, Immigration and Nationality Act, section 212(e).

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ICE Publishes Fact Sheet On Applying For Drivers License Or State Identification Card

14 years ago By Editor

ICE fact sheet provides information to designated School officials(DSOs) and responsible officers(ROs) in order to help F, M, or J nonimmigrant visa holders (including both primary and dependent status holders) obtain driver’s licenses or state identification cards.

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State Dept. Notice on Exchange Visitor Program Fees & Charges

12 years ago By Editor

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 20 (Wednesday, January 30, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 6263-6269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01555]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

22 CFR Part 62

[Public Notice 8163]

RIN 1400-AD28

Exchange Visitor Program--Fees and Charges

AGENCY: U.S. Department of State.

ACTION: Proposed rule with request for comment.

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Rajiv's Article - Enhanced social media vetting for student and exchange visas - What you need to know

8 months ago By Chief Editor

Published by: The Economic Times - Date: April 04, 2025

https://shorturl.at/xyEtn

Synopsis

The State Department's new social media screening measures affect F-1, M-1, and J-1 visa applicants, requiring mandatory reviews under certain conditions. These include broad interpretations of terrorist support and criteria for hostile attitudes toward U.S. institutions, potentially leading to visa revocations.

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