US-China relations will be a major theme under the Biden administration, panelists at a NAFSA event have predicted.

US authorities have threatened to "terminate" designated school officials who they claim are engaged in "wilful ignorance or a level of negligence" when placing students in OPT programs, as they announced 15 arrests as a result of work permit fraud.

More than 31 million job openings in 2019 required soft and global skills that a student acquires while studying abroad, according to a report by NAFSA, with many of these skills essential for US management and leadership positions.

HE providers and international education stakeholders in the US are adding pressure to overturn a proposal to end the ‘duration of status’ policy.

While the US higher education community has overcome many of the political and Covid-19 related challenges facing the international education sector, a great deal of  "perceived" barriers remain, experts have warned.

Stakeholders have pushed back against a new visa rule proposed by the Trump administration that would mean international students will only be able to stay in the US for a fixed period.

NAFSA's leadership has warned against "anti-foreigner messaging" from the White House as it announced a suite of training programs for sector professionals.

NAFSA has requested the country's Department of State to put video conferencing interviews in place of in-person requirements.