Important Updates

SEVP Guidance for the 2021/2022 Academic Year

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) updated their guidance to extend certain flexibilities for remote learning toF-1 students studying at U.S. academic institutions due to the continuing public health concerns created by COVID-19 through the end of academic year 2021-22. The previously published March 2020 guidance applies… Read more »

FILING THE FORM I-765 ONLINE

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on 4/12/2021 that F-1 students seeking Optional Practical Training (OPT) and 24 month STEM Extension of OPT (STEM) can now file online. Please click here for the entire announcement. Please remember that the first step in your application continues to be requesting your OPT or STEM recommendation I-20 form from OGS…. Read more »

SEVP Guidance for Fall 2020

FAQs for Undergraduate F-1 Students Can I enroll in classes for Fall 2020? Yes you can:   If you are a fall freshman intending to be in Boston in the fall, you can take Hybrid NUflex classes, which include both a remote and an in-person component which will allow limited classroom volume and synchronous remote options.  If you are a… Read more »