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Under a federal court ruling, international STEM students in the federal Optional Practical Training program will remain eligible for 36 months of training with U.S. employers. Stanford was among a group of colleges and universities joining in an amicus brief supporting the program.

The new federal administration has issued directives intended to preserve and support the DACA program and also to rescind the travel bans implemented by the previous administration.

Stanford has submitted a formal comment letter opposing a proposed federal rule limiting the duration of F and J visas.

Stanford joined other universities in a legal filing supporting a lawsuit brought by Harvard and MIT challenging the new federal directive affecting international students on F-1 visas.

Stanford is working to assess and respond to new rules announced by the federal government affecting international students studying this fall on F-1 visas.

Bechtel International Center is providing information about the effects of a federal executive order that places restrictions on certain visa categories through the end of the year.

In a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne urged support for international collaboration and rejection of any policies that include blanket limitations on visas for international students and scholars.

NEW: Information session to be available Thursday, Feb. 13.

Stanford provided the following update to its community on the executive order travel ban and the ongoing legal deliberations over the DACA program.

Stanford is one of 66 colleges and universities around the country that joined an amicus brief challenging new federal rules that make it easier to penalize people who overstay their visas, even if they do so inadvertently or through no fault of their own.