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- On October 20, 2025, USCIS published guidance on the new $100,000 H-1B fee. The following H-1B visa petitions will not be subject to the fee: The guidance also states that the beneficiary of any of the four petition types listed above will not be subject to the $100,000 fee if […]
- On September 19, 2025, a presidential proclamation was issued titled “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers.” The proclamation became effective Sunday, September 21, 2025, at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time and is scheduled to remain in place for one year, unless extended. IMMEDIATE GUIDANCE The new restriction only applies to […]
- UC Santa Cruz’s International Student Services & Programming (ISSP) wrapped up the 2024–25 academic year with a wide array of orientations, events, and support programming designed to empower, inform, and integrate international undergraduate and graduate students into the campus community. Orientation & Graduate Preparation The year began with the annual […]
- Blanca Fuster Tarragó, an international exchange student from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, has made a lasting mark during her time at UC Santa Cruz—earning the prestigious Dean’s and Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Award for her project, “Reducing Provincial Disparities in Infant Mortality: A Difference-in-Differences Assessment of Plan Nacer’s Effectiveness.” Discovering […]
- 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 applicants. As part of this announcement, visa applicants will be […]
- 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 entry bans Partial entry restrictions Nationals from 12 countries–Afghanistan, Burma […]
- 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 media accounts of visa applicants. The U.S. Department of State […]
- From the estate of Sara E. Mathews, scholarships are awarded annually to international students. Administered by the Division of Global Engagement, this scholarship is granted to deserving undergraduate international degree-seeking students of Sophomore or Junior standing at UC Santa Cruz to help with educational costs. The 2025 Sara Mathews Scholarship […]
- Dear International Students, 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, as well as to let you know about resources available […]
- 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 field of international education, she steps into the role […]