Educators in the US have welcomed a ruling that permanently blocks a USCIS policy which put international students at risk of three and 10-year re-entry bans for incurring a visa status violation.
US Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued a revised policy that gives international students less leeway when it comes to "unlawful presence" due to violating their visas.
US Citizenship and Immigration Services has temporarily suspended fast track H-1B visa petitions in a bid to address a backlog and lengthy processing times.
The USCIS suspension of fast-track H-1B visa processing could be disruptive for international students and researchers switching from student and exchange visas.
A series of bills are set to be introduced in the US congress proposing changes to the popular temporary worker H-1B and L-1 visa programmes, with the aim of curbing abuse of the system.