The Collective Public Policy Voice of the Exchange Community

Federal Register since 9/20/2017

Below please find the listing of Federal Register announcements issued by the U.S. Departments of State, Education, and Homeland Security, and USAID since 9/20/2017.

If you would like more information on any items on the list, please email us and provide the item number located next to the announcement. Requests are processed on a daily basis. Please feel free to contact us with additional questions.

Federal Register since 9/13/2017

Below please find the listing of Federal Register announcements issued by the U.S. Departments of State, Education, and Homeland Security, and USAID since 9/13/2017.

If you would like more information on any items on the list, please email us and provide the item number located next to the announcement. Requests are processed on a daily basis. Please feel free to contact us with additional questions.

Senate Appropriations Committee Passes Amendment Aimed at Protecting the J1 Exchange Visitor Program

New data recently released by NAFSA: Association of International Educators indicate that the more than one million international students studying at U.S. colleges and universities during the 2016-17 academic year contributed $36.9 billion to the U.S. economy, while at the same time supporting more than 450,000 jobs. These numbers represent a 12.4% increase in job support and creation and a 12.5% increase in dollars contributed to the economy compared to the previous academic year.

Federal Register since 9/6/2017

Below please find the listing of Federal Register announcements issued by the U.S. Departments of State, Education, and Homeland Security, and USAID since 9/6/2017

If you would like more information on any items on the list, please email us and provide the item number located next to the announcement.  Requests are processed on a daily basis. Please feel free to contact us with additional questions

Open Doors Report Shows 3.4 percent Increase in International Students Coming to the U.S.

The 2017 Open Doors Report shows a 3.4% increase in the number of international students coming to the U.S for higher education: 1,078,822 international students enrolled in United States higher education institutions in 2016/17 compared to 1,043,839 students in 2015/16. International students represent just over 5.3% of the more than 20 million students enrolled in U.S. higher education. China, India, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Canada are the top five places of origin of international students in the U.S.