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Coronavirus/COVID-19 Updates for the UIC International Community

International Student Orientation

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Announcements

Spring 2021 International Student Status Maintenance Reminders

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

OIS Closed Jan. 18 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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

Regarding Potential COVID-19 Stimulus Payments

Winter Break Closure

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

Consular Operations Abroad Potentially Impacted by a U.S. Government Shutdown

Introduction of Proposed Rule of Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds

USCIS Previously Released “Notice to Appear” Policy Clarified and Commences Monday, October 1, 2018

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

USCIS to Begin Using More Secure Mail Delivery Service

USCIS Expands Credit Card Payment Option to Most Fee-Based Forms

USCIS Updates Form I-765 to Include Optional Application for a Social Security Card

Immigration Scams Warning

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Upcoming Events
	UIC International Community Virtual Social Hour
	Feb 05 2021 at 09:00 AM
	OPT Workshop
	Feb 05 2021 at 03:00 PM
	Exchange Visitor Scholar Orientation
	Feb 16 2021 at 10:00 AM
	OPT Workshop
	Feb 19 2021 at 10:00 AM
	OPT Workshop
	Mar 03 2021 at 03:00 PM
	Exchange Visitor Scholar Orientation
	Mar 17 2021 at 02:00 PM