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The Optional Practical Training (OPT) program is an extension of the F-1 student visa that provides 12 months of work authorization for foreign nationals who graduated from a U.S. university. Employment must be related to a student's major area of study.
Immigration | Fact SheetsJ-1 are non-immigrant, temporary visas available for exchange visitors participating in a work-and-study-based program in the U.S. In higher education, J-1 visas are used by universities to sponsor visiting scholars from abroad. For many universities, J-1 is the primary visa used for postdocs and…
Immigration | Fact SheetsThirty-two higher education organizations, including the Association of American Universities (AAU) and the American Council on Education (ACE), submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the higher education community examining President Trump's third travel ban.
Immigration | Legal BriefNineteen higher education organizations, including the Association of American Universities (AAU) and the American Council on Education (ACE), wrote to Senate and House leaders urging bipartisan support for dreamer protections.
Immigration | LettersLearn how the President's FY19 Budget Request will impact AAU's funding priorities.
FY19 | Federal Budget | Agriculture & Food Research Initiative | Department of Defense | Department of Education | Department of Energy | National Endowment for the Humanities | National Institutes of Health | National Science Foundation | NASA | Appropriations Tables | Fact SheetsAAU sent a letter to party leadership thanking them for their efforts to reach an FY18 funding agreement that raises defense and non-defense discretionary spending caps, urging Congress to use the budget agreement to revitalize the government-university partnership, and encouraging a renewed focus…
Federal Budget | FY18 | Immigration | LettersStatus of FY19 appropriations including the President’s FY19 Budget Request for AAU’s funding priorities at the Department of Energy including the Office of Science and ARPA-E.
FY19 | Appropriations Tables | Agency Budgets | Federal Budget | Department of Energy | Fact SheetsAAU and 36 other higher education associations sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) urging expeditious review and processing for all DACA renewal applications.
Immigration | LettersAAU President Mary Sue Coleman sent congressional leaders a letter urging them to pass H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019
Immigration | LettersAAU, along with ACE and other associations, wrote a letter to House leaders urging they act quickly to pass protections for dreamers.
Immigration | Letters