Unlawful Presence

Update on New Policy on Accrual of Unlawful Presence

May 13, 2019

This is an update to the New Policy on Accrual of Unlawful Presence post by OIS. A group comprising of a few colleges and universities, a teachers union, an international student club, and a couple of students banded together to file a lawsuit against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) back in October 2018 (Guilford College […]

New Policy on Accrual of Unlawful Presence

January 14, 2019

On May 8, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a memo proposing a fundamental change to the way it counts accruing “unlawful presence,” which impacts those of you who are in F-1 and J-1 status, as well as your dependents. This new USCIS policy went into effect on August 9, 2018. In the […]