News Articles

  • News Article

USCIS Implements Fee Increases – Effective 4/1/2024

By: ISSS Staff January 31, 2024: A USCIS Final Rule was published implementing fee increases for certain immigration and naturalization benefits. The increase in the following filing fees will most impact the Penn community: International Students F-1 Optional Practical Training (OPT and STEM OPT) Form I-765: Online filing will increase from $410 to $470 Paper…

  • News Article

UPDATE- Potential Government Shutdown – Will It Impact your immigration status?

By: ISSS Staff PLEASE NOTE: Congress has passed a short-term funding bill postponing a government shutdown. Since there is a possibility of a U.S. federal government shutdown that could have an impact on crucial immigration services, ISSS has prepared for the common Q&A regarding its potential effects on immigration matters. Please revisit this page for…

  • News Article

Premium Processing is Now Available for OPT Application

By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services On March 6, 2023, USCIS announced the option of premium processing for F-1 student pre- or post-completion OPT, or for a STEM OPT extension in the following phases: Beginning March 6, USCIS will accept Form I-907 requests for currently pending OPT or STEM OPT applications. Beginning April 3, USCIS…

  • News Article

U. S. Requirements for Travelers from China

By: U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) Effective January 5, 12:01am, eastern standard time, all air passengers two years old and older will require a negative Covid-19 test no more than two days before departure from China Hong Kong or Macau. Passengers who test positive more than 10 days before a flight can provide documentation of recovery…

  • News Article

Alert: Update from U.S. Mission China Consular Services for December 15, 2022

By: U.S. Embassy & Consulates in China Update from U.S. Mission China Consular Services for December 15, 2022 Due to the operational impacts caused by the surge of COVID-19 infections across China, U.S. Embassy Beijing and U.S. Consulate General Shanghai are providing passport and emergency citizen services only.  U.S. Consulates General Wuhan, Shenyang, and Guangzhou…

  • News Article

A message in support of Ukraine

By: Mamta Accapadi, Vice Provost for University Life; and Ezekiel Emanuel, Vice Provost for Global Initiatives

Filters