ISSS News

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have received reports recently that individual(s) posing as ICE officials are contacting people with a nexus to the immigration system (LPRs, students in F-1 status, etc.) and claiming that there is a problem with their I-94 form. The scammer offers a choice to...

The University of Colorado Boulder submitted comments in opposition to the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media (DHS...

ISSS understands that international students participating in the Optional Practical Training (OPT) for F-1 students may be concerned by recent media coverage about the ICE mission, OPTical Illusion . We want to assure you that both ISSS and the university support you and your participation in OPT, which is a...

On October 16, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced an increase of the premium processing fees from $1440 to $2500 , effective October 19, 2020. This new fee applies to H-1Bs, TNs and Immigrant Petitions for Alien Workers (I-140s). This fee increase was required by the Continuing Appropriations...

On December 1, 2020, a federal district court set aside the required wage rule that was implemented by the US Department of Labor (DOL) on October 8, 2020. Read More On Thursday, October 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will publish a rule that will immediately take effect...

The University of Colorado Boulder strongly opposes proposed changes to the longstanding “duration of status policy” announced Sept. 25 by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. If implemented, the rule would place restrictive new time limits on international students and their dependents on F visas and on “exchange visitors” such...

If you are planning to apply for Optional Practical Training (OPT), you should continue using the 8/25/2020 edition of the Form I-765 and submitting the $410 filing fee until further notice. Background United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final fee rule on August 3, 2020 that was...

On September 29, 2020, a judge from the Northern District of California issued a nationwide preliminary injunction and stay preventing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from implementing or enforcing any part of the USCIS Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements rule . New fees...

On Friday, September 25, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed rule that would eliminate admission for duration of status (D/S) for international students and their dependents on F visas and Exchange Visitors and their dependents on J visas. ISSS is aware of this new guidance...

ISSS and El Mallakh Emergency Grant Applications are now being accepted for the Fall 2020 semester. Every fall and spring semester, ISSS administers grants for international students on F-1 and J-1 visas with unexpected financial difficulty or emergencies beyond the student’s control. Grants vary according to available funds and demonstrated...