A Agência Americana de Aduana e de Proteção de Fronteiras (CBP na sigla em inglês) vai agora lembrar os viajantes qual é a data limite para que deixem os Estados Unidos, de acordo com os termos de sua admissão ao país, por e-mail e por meio de um novo recurso no site do I-94,...

Le U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) a rendu publique sa Règle Internationale Finale pour les Entrepreneurs (“Final International Entrepreneur Rule”), qui modifie la règlementation concernant le pouvoir du DHS sur les dérogations ayant pour objectif d’encourager l’entrepreunariat, l’innovation et la création d’emplois aux Etats-Unis. Cette règle sera incluse dans la nouvelle section 8...

For Immediate Release

WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection will now remind travelers of their last possible departure date from the United States, according to the terms of their admission, via email and a new feature on the I-94 website.

Beginning today, eligible Visa Waiver Program travelers will be able to...

O programa do visto de trabalho H-1B deve passar por mudanças em breve. O presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, afirmou que assinará uma ordem executiva solicitando a sua revisão. Por meio do programa desse visto, empresas podem trazer para os EUA trabalhadores imigrantes que atuam em uma função especializada. Essas funções podem ser...

O presidente Donald Trump vai deportar um grande número de trabalhadores rurais que são imigrantes ilegais?

Imigrantes que trabalham ilegalmente nos Estados Unidos representam cerca de 46% dos mais de 800 mil trabalhadores rurais do país, de acordo com dados do Departamento do Trabalho e do Departamento de Agricultura dos EUA.
Trump tem adotado uma postura...

Per federal regulations, B-1 and B-2 nonimmigrants (i.e., visitors who are in the United States for business and pleasure purposes) are prohibited from enrolling in a course of study at a U.S. Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)-certified school.

If you are a B-1 or B-2 nonimmigrant and wish to study at a U.S. school,...

On May 10, 2016, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s rule for the 24-month science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) optional practical training (OPT) extension went into effect.
The rule strengthened oversight of the STEM OPT extension and enhanced DHS’s mission by requiring that:Students work with their employer to complete a Form I-983, “Training Plan...

As several U.S. schools prepare to end their current terms and begin a summer recess, we want to remind F-1 students to regularly visit the Study in the States blog during your break to stay informed about maintaining your status.

To help kickoff your summer vacation, take a minute to re-read some of these previously...

On April 26, 2017, Study in the States redesigned the Stakeholder Webinars page. The redesigned page makes it easier to find and identify Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) and government partner-hosted webinars by including them in one location.

With the redesign, users can filter to view...