Immigration Updates and Events
Page last updated November 18, 2022.
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Recent Updates from the US Government
The links below are for US government websites.
- 06/10/2022: Recisssion: Requirement for Negative Pre-Departure COVID-19 Test Result or Documentation of Recovery from COVID-19 for all Airline or Other Aircraft Passengers Arriving into the United States from Any Foreign Country (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- 06/07/2022: Employment Authorization for Cameroonian F-1 Nonimmigrant Students Experiencing Severe Economic Hardship as a Direct Result of the Crises in Cameroon (US Federal Register)
- 05/20/2022: Designation of Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status (US Federal Register)
- 04/19/2022: Designation of Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (US Federal Register)
- 04/19/2022: Designation of Sudan for Temporary Protected Status (US Federal Register)
- 04/18/2022: SEVP COVID-10 Guidance for the 2022-2023 Academic Year (ICE)
- 04/15/2022: Secretary Mayorkas Designates Cameroon for Temporary Protected Status (USCIS)
- 03/03/2022: Employment Authorization for South Sudanese F-1 Nonimmigrant Students Experiencing Severe Economic Hardship as a Direct Result of the Current Crisis in South Sudan (DHS)
- 01/21/2022: Announcement of F/M/J Processing Posts for Applicants Resident in Russia (Department of State)
- 01/21/2022: Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Actions to Attract STEM Talent and Strengthen our Economy and Competitiveness (The White House Briefing Room)
- 01/21/2022: Update to the Department of Homeland Security STEM Designated Degree Program List (DHS)
- 01/20/2022: DHS to Require Non-US Individual Travelers Entering the United States at Land Ports of Entry and Ferry Terminals to be Fully Vaccinated against COVID-19 (DHS)