News
Keep up-to-date on important news and announcements for International Faculty and Scholar Services (IFSS)
at UC Santa Cruz through our informative news section – a valuable resource for updates.
- On June 18, 2025, the U.S. Department of State released an Announcement of Expanded Screening and Vetting for Visa Applicants. This includes the review of social media for all F (student), M (student, vocational), and J (exchange visitor) nonimmigrant visa […]
- On June 04, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a presidential proclamation titled “Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats.” What does this mean? Full […]
- Media outlets have reported that U.S. embassies and consulates have been instructed not to open any new F or J student and scholar visa appointments until the U.S. Department of State provides additional guidance on screening and vetting the social […]
- Dear International Faculty and Scholars, We are reaching out to you during what we know is a time of significant uncertainty and understandable worry for many in our international community. We want to provide you with the most up-to-date information […]
- The Division of Global Engagement proudly announces the hiring of Lacey Long-Vejar as the Associate Director of International Student and Scholar Services. With a strong background of over 15 years of leadership experience in international education and a dedication to […]
- The Student and Visitor Exchange Program (SEVP) ended its COVID-19 guidance on May 11, 2023, following the end of the Public Health Emergency. The guidance allowed active F-1 students to take online and hybrid courses during the pandemic in excess of normal regulatory […]
- U.S. lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel As of 12:01 a.m. ET on June 12, 2022, CDC will no longer require air passengers traveling from a foreign country to the United States to show a negative COVID-19 viral test or […]
- Hosted by International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) All workshops will be held from 10 – 11:30 a.m. via Zoom Department and division staff training on ISSS procedures, document requirements, and immigration regulations Pleas register in order to receive the zoom link […]
- Beginning on October 19, 2020, the premium processing fee for forms I-129 and I-140 will increase to $2,500 (from $1,440). This affects requests for premium processing on all applications for H-1B, O-1 and Permanent Residence filed by the campus. Premium […]
- SEVP Rescinds July 6 Guidance – F-1 Students May Study Remotely On Tuesday, July 14, SEVP rescinded its guidance of July 6, 2020, which would have prohibited all F-1 students from taking only online courses while remaining in the US. Schools may […]