As we begin a new semester, the Office of International Services would like to remind all members of the UIC international community of steps they can take to properly maintain immigration status and…
U.S. tax filing support is now available to the UIC international community in the form of discounted access to Sprintax, an online tax filing program designed specifically for non-residents in the U.S., and…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a final rule for the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program, which changes how “specialty occupation” is characterized and evaluated. The H-1B visa category, as defined…
On December 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) updated the Exchange Visitor Skills List for the first time since 2009. The result is that many exchange visitors will no longer be…
On Jan. 30, 2024, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule that will increase certain filing fees effective April 1, 2024. As detailed in the final rule and associated Frequently…
On Dec. 27, 2023, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would increase the filing fee on Form I-907 Premium Processing effective Feb. 26, 2024. USCIS states that the increase is…
On July 12, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a Federal Register notice announcing the addition of eight Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) codes to the DHS STEM Designated Degree…
In conjunction with the declared end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) announced the termination of its COVID-19 guidance on…
As previously announced by our office in March 2023, today U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the expansion of Premium Processing for applicants seeking to change status to F or J nonimmigrant.
Yesterday the U.S. Department of State announced the publication of an Interim Final Rule that permits designated sponsors of the Exchange Visitor Program (J-1 and J-2) to digitally sign and electronically transmit (email)…
