Immigration Alert
- ISSS recognizes that international students in F-1 visa status and their academic advisors are planning their Spring 2022 course schedules, will be registering for courses, and need to know how the immigration regulations will apply. The University
- Exchange Visitors on J-1 VisasThe U.S. Department of State recently released guidance clarifying that the exception/waiver process applies to non-student Exchange Visitors applying for J-1 visas or intending to enter or renter
- SUMMARY OF ALL U.S. ENTRY RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO COVID-19 PANDEMICThere are 14-day entry restrictions on individuals who have recently been present in China, Iran, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece
- See Additional Information May 19, 2021: National Interest Exceptions - Temporary Restriction on Entering the U.S. after Travel from the Schengen Area, the United Kingdom, China, Ireland, Iran, Brazil, South Africa and India
- On January 18, 2021, President Trump terminated the restriction on certain travelers from the Schengen area, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and Brazil, effective January 26, 2021. The restriction on travel from China and Iran was not
- Update: On December 31, 2020, President Trump extended Presidential Proclamation 10014 and 10052 until March 31, 2021. Presidential Proclamation 10052 specifically applies to H-1B beneficiaries and their ability to apply for a new H-1B visa.
- On December 10, 2020, the Chancellor announced that the Spring 2021 semester will start remotely and that at this time in-person classes are expected to resume on February 15, 2021. ISSS wants to assure our international students
- The University of Colorado Boulder strongly opposes proposed changes to the longstanding “duration of status policy” announced Sept. 25 by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.If implemented, the rule would place restrictive new time
- Presidential Proclamation Establishing New Visa and Entry Restriction for H-1B, H-2B, L, Certain J Visas, and Dependents President Trump issued a presidential proclamation on June 22 instituting a visa and entry restriction on the issuance
- Temporary Restriction on Entering the U.S. after Travel from Brazil.On Jan. 31, the federal Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency as a result of confirmed cases of 2019 novel coronavirus in the United States.Under a