Maintaining status means you follow all regulations and reporting requirements for your immigration status. Your status is determined by the last time you entered the country, or by the result of a ...

USCIS reviews applications based on an applicant’s ability to document and justify a change of intent after arrival to the United States. Applications are approved at the discretion of the USCIS ...

Take a moment to review the ISSS Immigration Documents webpage to learn more about different immigration documents and their importance. Your student visa, the stamp in your passport, is different ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The United States visit visa, or B1/B2 visa, provides users with permission to enter the U.S. for tourism and business purposes for a ...

Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. “Your questions are vital to the spread of knowledge that ...

A visa is a sticker stamped on a page in your passport by a consular officer. Once you have a visa stamped in your passport, you are a visa holder. You will need that stamp to enter the U.S. and the ...

At Case Western Reserve University, we recognize that the pandemic continues to create challenges for you, including your ability to secure a visa. The staff at CWRU’s Office of International Student ...

Effective September 6, 2025, the Department of State has updated its instructions for all nonimmigrant visa applicants scheduling visa interview appointments: Applicants for U.S. nonimmigrant visas ...

After the first wave of nationwide protests over George Floyd’s death turned violent, immigrants on US visas who support the Black Lives Matter movement’s protest faced a choice: to join the protests ...

This webpage contains general information about changing via status. It is not legal advice and OISS advisors are not attorneys. We recommend you consult an immigration attorney about gaining a new ...