Publications, Video, & Web Tutorials

 

NAFSA Memo: How Can I Prepare for a Contact from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE)? Excellent four page memo on what DSO's (designated school officials) should do when contacted by ICE for information on visiting students and scholars.

 

A Short Guide for Religious Visa Applicants and their Religious Institutions
This is a 10 page guide that will assist religious institutions and visa applicants in navigating the various visa categories that will be relevant when applying for visas for any of a number of temporary religious purposes, such as to attend religious meetings or ceremonies, for formation, other training or academic study. This guide is produced by Scott D. Pollock & Associates, P.C., 105 W. Madison, Suite 2200, Chicago, IL 60602, in collaboration with the USCCB and CLINIC, and is posted with the law firm's permission.

NAFSA Practice Advisory 2005-B Alien Labor Certification under PERM as of March 28, 2005: A 90 page guide which includes a  general overview of the labor certification process, the job opportunity, duties and minimum requirements, qualifications for the job, prevailing wage determinations, and more. Basically all you need to know about process.

NACUANOTES: Changes to the Alien Worker Labor Certification Process Vol 3, No. 2, March 24, 2005

The Department of Labor (DOL) is amending its regulations governing the filing and processing of labor certification applications for the permanent employment of aliens in the United States to implement a new system for filing and processing such applications. As of March 28, 2005, labor certifications will be filed directly with the DOL through an automated, on-line system, using the new Form ETA 9089.  This is a comprehensive guide by Russell Ford, Esq. Strickland Brockington Lewis LLP.

 

GAO (General Accounting Office) Report on Performance of Foreign Student Exchange and Visitor Information System(SEVIS)

 

Presentation on SEVIS Fee Implementation    Nov. 2004 by Helene Robertson, Director of CUA International Student and Scholar Services

 

I-9 Power Point Training by Helene Robertson (Training for Staff presented by Helene Robertson, Director of International Student and Scholar Services, July 2003)

 

IT Security For Higher Education: A Legal Perspective: Prepared for the EDUCAUSE/Internet 2 Computer and Network Security Task Force by Dow, Lohnes and Albertson, PLLC, March 20, 2003.

Addresses Computer and Network Security in the context of FERPA, HIPAA, ECPA, The USA Patriot Act, SEVIS, the Teach Act, and the Gramm Leach Bliley Act. 

 

Volunteering in the Crossroads of Immigration and Labor Law : NAFSA November 2002 Presentation by Helene Robertson (Director, International Student and Scholar Services, CUA) and Murray Welsh (Director of International Student, Faculty and Staff Services, John Hopkins Medical Institutions)



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