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AAU, APLU, and 24 other higher education associations signed on to a community letter to the Department of State urging them to extend or make permanent the current flexibilities to waive the in-person interview requirement for certain nonimmigrant visa applicants, including international students…
Immigration | LettersAAU, ACE, and 18 other higher education associations submitted a letter to the Department of State requesting that they act promptly to address delays with processing F-1 and J-1 visa applications at U.S. consulates in India, as well as other countries where a surge in applications is expected.
Immigration | LettersAAU sent a letter to Department of State Secretary Mike Pompeo and Department of Homeland Security acting Secretary Chad Wolf to request that the departments provide additional guidance to address longer term visa status flexibilities, particularly the need to extend flexibilities to include new…
Immigration | COVID-19 | LettersAAU joined ACE, APLU, and NAFSA in writing United States Customs and Border Patrol regarding recent reports of students being denied entry to the U.S. while traveling on valid visas for hybrid programs.
Immigration | LettersAAU joined ACE and 31 other higher education organizations in writing to USCIS expressing concern for the interim final rule on "Strengthening the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification Program."
Immigration | LettersPresident Coleman issued a statement about the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s recent policy requiring international students to take in-person classes to keep their visa status.
Immigration | Press ReleasesAAU joined 23 other higher education associations to file two amicus briefs supporting litigation filed in Northern California’s federal court to enjoin the both the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) H1B Visa Rule and the Department of Labor (DOL) Wage Rule
Immigration | LettersFifteen Higher Education Associations including the Association of American Universities submitted a comment letter in response to Docket Number: ICEB-2017-0003 regarding the proposed increased program fees for the Student and Exchange Visitor Program.
Immigration | LettersAAU President Mary Sue Coleman released a statement condemning a recent executive order for limiting America’s pool of the world’s best and brightest researchers, innovators, and scientists
Immigration | Press ReleasesAAU wrote to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf encouraging clarification on F-1 status during the COVID-19 outbreak, extensions of immigration status, and Optional Practical Training (OPT) consideration.
Immigration | COVID-19 | Letters