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International Student-Athletes and Their Eligibility for NIL Partnerships

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NIL partnerships between businesses and collegiate student-athletes remain a lucrative opportunity. In fact, marketing and advertising through student-athletes has been so successful that the NIL industry is projected to soon...more

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DHS Updates STEM Designated Degree Program List for 24-Month STEM OPT Extensions

On July 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) added the category of Environmental/Natural Resource Economics (03.0204) as a qualifying field of study to the DHS STEM Designated Degree Program List. DHS did...more

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Number of Chinese Students at U.S. Universities Drops

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Chinese students make up the majority of international students in the United States. However, the number of Chinese students in U.S. universities has dropped from a high of 370,000 in 2019 to about 290,000 today....more

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International Student Guide: Encounters with Law Enforcement

As international students embark on their educational journey in the United States, they are not only exposed to a diverse academic landscape but also encounter a different legal system. Understanding how to navigate...more

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Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to OPT Program for Foreign Students

The Supreme Court of the United States has declined to hear a challenge to a visa program that allows foreign students who graduate from U.S. colleges and universities to work in the United States for up to three years. The...more

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Work Visas and One International College Athlete’s Slam Dunk on His Name, Image, and Likeness Rights

A basketball player from the Dominican Republic could be the first prospective National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athlete to secure an O-1 temporary work visa for those with “extraordinary ability” in athletics...more

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Federal Immigration Officials Make More International Students Eligible for STEM Training Program to Delight of Employers

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The Department of Homeland Security recently added 22 new qualifying fields of study to its STEM Designated Degree Program List, which will greatly expand opportunities for international students to remain in the U.S. – and...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Homeland Security Withdraws Proposed Rules Affecting International Students

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced the withdrawal of proposed new rules that would have limited the time that individuals entering the U.S., including international students, could remain in the country,...more

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Harvard/MIT Student Visa Case

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In this In the Public Interest podcast episode, WilmerHale co-host and Partner Brendan McGuire welcomes Lawrence Bacow, the 29th President of Harvard University, along with WilmerHale Partners Felicia Ellsworth and Seth...more

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USCIS Offers Flexibility For OPT Applications

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The ability of foreign students in F-1 status to participate in post-completion Optional Practical Training (“OPT”) in their fields of study is an important aspect of their education–an opportunity that draws many foreign...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

New USCIS Flexibility Benefits For Foreign Students With OPT Work Authorization

Last week, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced changes that will be good news for foreign students seeking Optional Practical Training in areas related to their major areas of study. First, the 14...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Nota Bene Episode 91: China Q3 Check In - Trade Wars, GDP Growth, Pandemic Comparatives, and Hong Kong with Michael Zhang

Nota Bene Episode 91: China Q3 Check In - Trade Wars, GDP Growth, Pandemic Comparatives, and Hong Kong with Michael Zhang With tensions between the U.S. and China not likely to de-escalate any time soon, what is likely to...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

ICE Continues To Block New Or “Initial” Foreign Students From Entering If Their Degree Programs Go Online For The Fal

We reported on July 16 that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had rescinded its directive that barred foreign students from taking 100 percent online courses for the fall semester even if that was all that was...more

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DHS Reverses Course – International Students Allowed to Continue Studies and Employment in the U.S.

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In the wake of a court order, the Department of Homeland Security has rescinded its cobbled-together policy that threatened to keep foreign students out of U.S. schools that moved to online-only courses in the face of the...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Update on Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) Online Study Exemption

The Trump administration reversed a previous directive that would have barred students in F-1 and M-1 nonimmigrant status from remaining in the United States this fall while taking courses entirely online. Earlier this month,...more

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Government Rescinds Policy Barring International Students Taking Online-Only Courses from Staying in the U.S.

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On July 14, 2020, in response to a lawsuit filed by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has agreed to rescind a policy that would have barred...more

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ICE Reverses Course Again – International Students May Now Attend Online-Only Institutions in the U.S. During the Fall 2020...

As we reported last week, on July 6, 2020, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that F-1 and M-1 nonimmigrant students attending schools operating entirely online were not permitted to remain in the U.S....more

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ICE Rescinds Student Visa Policy Requiring In-Person Attendance

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has agreed to rescind a proposed rule that would have required international students on F-1 and M-1 visas to either attend in-person classes at U.S. colleges and universities or...more

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Lawsuit Seeks to Enjoin ICE Rule that Would Rescind Visas for International Students Pursuing Online Only Courses

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Earlier this week, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the president and fellows of Harvard College (Harvard) filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs...more

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What Schools Need To Know About Online Class Restrictions For International Students (UPDATED)

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The White House recently announced that nonimmigrant visa holder students may not remain in the United States if they take full online course loads in the fall. Additionally, the Department of State announced it will not...more

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ICE Gives the Cold Shoulder to Foreign Students

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a policy change on July 6 that will substantially disrupt higher education for the fall semester. This major change in policy was issued without any opportunity for...more

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Certain International Students Must Leave United States for 2020 Fall Semester

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The Student and Exchange Visitor Program, a part of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, on July 7 announced several modifications to temporary exemptions for nonimmigrant students taking online classes due to the...more

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New Restrictions Placed on Student Visa Program Will Impact Foreign Students and Universities

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On July 6, 2020, the Trump Administration announced that due to continued public safety concerns surrounding COVID-19, it is imposing far-reaching restrictions on the F-1 and J-1 programs. These restrictions have significant...more

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Online-Only Classes Make Staying in the U.S. Virtually Impossible for Foreign Students

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Our Labor & Employment Group examines the Trump Administration’s new rule to keep foreign students out of colleges and universities that have resorted to online-only fall semesters because of the COVID-19 pandemic....more

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What Higher Education Institutions Need to Know About Student Refunds

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It’s been a month since colleges began sending students home due to the COVID-19 crisis, but many are still struggling with how to address the potential for refunds of tuition, room, and board. Most schools are offering...more

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