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International Student Orientation

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Announcements

F-1 Students Seeking Optional Practical Training Can Now File Form I-765 Online

DOL Proposes Delay of Implementation of Final Rule that will Increase Wages under H-1B and PERM Categories

USCIS Immediately Stops Applying Public Charge Rule

USCIS Expands Premium Processing Service to E-3 Petitioners

Apply for the 2021 Laurette Kirstein Scholarship for International Students

International Student, Scholar, and Employee Tax Obligations and Support - Filing Deadline Now May 17

UIC Returns to Hybrid Instruction Feb. 8

Spring 2021 International Student Status Maintenance Reminders

COVID-19 Documentation Required for Travel to U.S. Starting Jan. 26

Presidential Proclamation Further Suspends Foreign Worker Entry to U.S.

Regarding Potential COVID-19 Stimulus Payments

OIS to Launch New myOIS Client Portal

Court Orders Halt to DHS and DOL Interim Final Rules Impacting H-1B and PERM Matters

Self-Quarantine FAQs for the UIC International Community

UIC Suspends In-Person Instruction for Remainder of Fall 2020 Semester

Premium Processing Fee Increase Effective Oct. 19

DHS & DOL Changes to the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Program

Oct. 2 USCIS Fee Increases on Hold

DHS Proposes Rule Change Eliminating F and J Duration of Status

DHS Rescinds July 6 Guidelines on Fall 2020 F-1 Student Enrollment & Status Maintenance

2020 Laurette Kirstein Scholarship Winners

DHS Submits Proposed Rule on Duration of Status

Electronic I-20 Issuance

OIS Services Moving All Online Effective March 17

International Travel Guidance for the UIC International Community

Certain Immigration Applications and Petitions Immediately Subject to Public Charge Final Rule

Potential Site Visits by DHS of Employers that Train STEM OPT Students

International Student, Scholar, and Employee Tax Obligations and Support - Filing Deadline, July 15

Executive and Court Orders on Travel and Immigration: Information and Resources - Updated 2/6/2020

UIC Addresses Coronavirus

Spring 2020 International Student Status Maintenance Reminders

Illinois Law on Marijuana Use and Impact on the UIC International Community

USCIS Updates Policy Pursuant to Two Recent Attorney General Decisions

Court Allows WashTech Challenge to Proceed for All OPT

SEVP Clarifies Policy Regarding Distribution of Form I-20

DHS Increases I-901 SEVIS Fee Effective June 24, 2019

Proposed DHS Rule Rescinding H-4 Employment Authorization Expected Soon

Significant Changes to Form I-539 to be Implemented Beginning March 11, 2019

Introduction of Proposed Rule of Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds

USCIS Tightens Language on Employer-Employee Relationships and Third-Party Placement for STEM OPT Students

Immigration Scams Warning

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Upcoming Events
	OPT Workshop
	Apr 22 2021 at 10:00 AM
	OIS Speaker Series \| Tips for the Job Hunt
	Apr 23 2021 at 12:00 PM
	UIC International Community Virtual Celebration Hour
	May 06 2021 at 12:00 PM
	Exchange Visitor Scholar Orientation
	May 12 2021 at 09:00 AM
	OPT Workshop
	May 14 2021 at 03:00 PM