Title: NAFSA Regulatory Resources
1NAFSA Regulatory Resources
- David Elwell, Brandeis University
- Robin Catmur, Dartmouth College
- Madhuri Kumar, UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Kirsten Snyder, NAFSA goddess, Reg Practice
Liaison
2NAFSAResources
- Regulatory Ombud Committee
- NAFSA Website http//www.nafsa.org
- Online Advisors Manual http//www.nafsa.org/am
- Knowledge Community Networks
- Regional websites and listservs
3NAFSAs Regulatory Ombud Committee
- Primary professional and collegial resource for
international advisors - Regbuds appointed by regional chairs and the VP
for Public Policy and Practice serve on
subcommittee of NAFSAs Policy and Practice
Committee - Roster of members http//www.nafsa.org/regulatory
_information.sec/subcommittees_of_the/cipp-rr_netw
ork - Roles and responsibilities vary defined by
regions - Liaison between international advisors and local,
district, and national government agencies - Assist with case level issues as well as tracking
and reporting on larger trends in regulatory
compliance - Main venue for assistance is IssueNet
http//issuenet.nafsa.org/index_html
4NAFSA Website
- Website http//www.nafsa.org
- Public Policy and Regulatory Information
http//www.nafsa.org/regulatory_information.sec - Practice Resources http//www.nafsa.org/regulator
y_information.sec - IssueNet http//issuenet.nafsa.org/index_html
- Online Manual
- http//www.nafsa.org/am
5Navigating from the NAFSA Home Page
6Public Policy and Regulatory Information
7Regulatory Information
8Public Policy
9Advocacy Centered Team (ACT)
10Advisors Manual Online
- http//www.nafsa.org/am
- Searchable, hyper-linked, and current (updated
regularly, as changes occur) - You must have your nafsa login and password
- Paper manual still available, but not updated
regularly as in the past - Online demo
11Advisors Manual
- Go to NAFSA website http//www.nafsa.org
- Click on Advisors Manual, lower portion of
left-hand column - Login
- Click on Launch the Manual in the upper right
corner - Choose between two tabs on the left Jump to a
chapter, or Search
12Advisers Manual Home Page
13Online Advisers Manual
- Benefits
- Search function
- Hyperlinks
- Regular Updates
- Adviser's Manual Quarterly newsletter
14Cross References
15Advisers Manual Home Page
16Reference Library
17Quarterly Newsletter
18Law Government Links
19Manage My License
20Submit AM Feedback
21Reg Practice Feedback
- Have feedback on other Reg Practice resources?Go
to www.nafsa.org/RegulatoryQuestions
22www.nafsa.org/IssueNet
PP Committee
Reg Ombuds
23www.nafsa.org/IssueNet
- Use Report an Issue to inform Policy and Practice
Committee and staff of your education abroad and
immigration-related regulatory issues.
24www.nafsa.org/IssueNet
- Use Get Liaison Help if you are a P/DSO, A/RO, or
other school official and would like assistance
with an immigration-related case.
25IssueNet Get Liaison Help
- http//issuenet.nafsa.org/index_html
- Get Liaison Help
- Before submitting a case to NAFSA IssueNet,
please be sure to follow the following protocol
- Exhaust all normal channels for resolution of the
problem, including - For cases at USCIS Service Centers, check the
Case Status Online and List of Processing
Dates web site at https//egov.immigration.gov/c
ris/jsps/index.jsp - Check status of J Waivers at U.S. Department of
State at the following website
http//travel.state.gov/visa/tempvisitors_info_wai
vers.html - If Case Status Online still says pending, and
the application is at least 30 days beyond the
processing date shown for that application at the
Service Center, then you can submit an inquiry to
USCIS via email at VSC.Schools_at_DHS.gov
26Get Liaison Help Notes
- The submitting DSO/A/RO will receive an email
reminder from IssueNet when the RegOmbud submits
a Case Note or Update on the case. The DSO can
then login to Get Liaison Help and click on the
case to see the Status, Case Note, or Update. - Respond to the RegOmbud by submitting a new Case
Note while logged in to your case on IssueNet. - When an update on the case is sent, the RegOmbud
will be emailed a notification. The RegOmbud
will login to IssueNet to view any updates. - A Case may be marked as Resolved when the
RegOmbud has done all available action on a
particular case, even when the application or
request has not been approved by the government
agency. A Case can always be re-opened by the
Submitter if additional follow-up is necessary. - If the case requires more specific conversation,
the RegOmbud can email or call the DSO/A/RO
submitting the case. All correspondance should
occur within IssueNet so that the case
information can be tracked and used for
additional advocacy by the RegOmbud or NAFSA.
27Data Entry
Information is auto-completed at log-in
All required fields must be completed prior to
submission
28Providing the case receipt/file is critical
without it, the Service Center may not be able to
locate the case.
29(No Transcript)
30Auto E-mail Notification - Sample
- From NAFSA IssueNet
- Sent Thursday, August 30, 2007
- Subject NAFSA IssueNet Note Added to Case 936
- 30-Aug-07
- A new note has been added to case 936 and may
need your immediate response. - View the case online and/or to submit a case
note in response -
- http//issuenet.nafsa.org/login_form?came_from2F
case3Fcase_id3D936 - Log in to IssueNet
- http//issuenet.nafsa.org
31IssueNet Monthly Update
32Knowledge Community Networks
- KCISSS Intl Student Scholar Services
- http//www.nafsa.org/knowledge_community_network.s
ec/international_student_3 - How to subscribe
- http//www.nafsa.org/knowledge_community_network.s
ec/how_to_subscribe_to_a_2 - Intl Student Advising Network (1239)
- http//www.nafsa.org/knowledge_community_network.s
ec/international_student_3/international_student_4
- Intl Scholar Advising Network (750)
- http//www.nafsa.org/knowledge_community_network.s
ec/international_student_3/international_scholar - Campus Community Programming Network (362)
- http//www.nafsa.org/knowledge_community_network.s
ec/international_student_3/international_scholar
33Regional Websites Listservs
- Regional websites (examples, not all-inclusive)
- XI http//www.nafsaregionxi.org/default.html
- X http//www.region10.nafsa.org/index.html
- III http//www.nafsa3.org/
- XII http//www.region12.nafsa.org/
- Listserv info for Region XI
- http//www.nafsaregionxi.org/elist.html
- Listserv info for Region X
- http//www.region10.nafsa.org/Region20X20New/lis
tserv/dl.html
34Weblink Resources
- NAFSA Association of International Educators
- www.nafsa.org
- NAFSA Regulatory Information
- http//www.nafsa.org/regulatory_information.sec/re
gulatory_document_library.dlib - Department of Homeland Security
- http//www.dhs.gov
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (US
CIS) - http//www.uscis.gov
- US CIS Forms
- http//www.uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/index
.htmchart - US CIS Processing Times
- https//egov.immigration.gov/cris/jsps/ptimes.jsp
jsessioniddoub3eDE0Ay9 - US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- http//www.ice.gov
- ICEs SEVIS Resources
- http//www.ice.gov/sevis/index.htm
35Weblinks (continued)
- US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
- http//www.cbp.gov
- Department of State
- 22 CFR Part 62(Exchange Visitor Program
regulations) - http//exchanges.state.gov/education/jexchanges/ab
out/22CFR62.pdf - Skills List
- http//exchanges.state.gov/education/jexchanges/pa
rticipation/skills_list.pdf - Department of State (visa services)
- http//travel.state.gov/visa/visa_1750.html
- J Waiver
- http//exchanges.state.gov/education/jexchanges/pa
rticipation/waivers.htm - Code of Federal Regulations
- http//ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?cec
frtpl2Findex.tpl - Federal Register
- http//www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
36Weblinks (continued)
- Foreign Embassies in the U.S.
- http//www.embassy.org/
- Links to U.S. Embassies/Consulates Abroad
- http//usembassy.state.gov
- IRS - Int'l Taxpayer webpage
- http//www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/
index.html - IRS - Tax Info for Students and Scholars
- http//www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/
article/0,,id96431,00.html - Worldwide Embassy Database
- http//www.helplinedatabase.com/
- Universal Currency Conversion
- http//www.xe.net/ucc/
- Global Postal Codes
- http//www.lankalinksystems.com/directory/tools/se
arch/world_postal_codes.htm - Babelfish (text translation service)
- http//babelfish.altavista.com/translate.dyn
37Questions