On December 12, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a Policy Alert announcing new guidance governing the submission and reuse of photographs for immigration benefit requests. For all non-immigrant requests (Example: a Form I-765/OPT …
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Update for Chinese Students Regarding May 28 Visa Policy Announcement
We want you to know we are aware of the U.S. Secretary of State’s announcement on May 28 that the administration is developing a policy that may lead to the revocation of visas for some …
Visa Appointments Resume after Three-week Suspension
Updated 18 June 2025 The following message was sent on 18 June 2025 to F-1 and J-1 international students with a UW-Madison-issued immigration document. Media outlets have reported that the U.S. Department of State …
Fall 2023 Enrollment Reminders
International Student Services (ISS) sent variations of the following message to all F-1 and J-1 international students who have a valid Form I-20/DS-2019 and are eligible to enroll for Fall 2023. Dear Student, This is …
Form DS-2019 Update – Digital Signatures & Electronic Transmission
Effective April 27, 2023, International Student Services is permitted to use digital signatures and transmit Form DS-2019 electronically. Technical functionality in SEVIS became available April 28. Any DS-2019 issued by ISS before April 28, 2023 …
U.S. Consular Services Suspended in China
Please be advised that all routine visa services at U.S. Embassies/Consulates in China, with few exceptions, have been cancelled due to the surge in COVID 19 infections across China. We recommend that you carefully consider …
Negative COVID-19 testing requirement for travelers from China, Hong Kong, Macau beginning January 5, 2023
Starting January 5, 2023, all travelers from China, Hong Kong, and Macau must show a negative COVID test to enter the U.S. Travelers must test within two days of their scheduled departure to the U.S. Acceptable …
Help us help you during busy times!
A message to our Global Badger community from International Student Services (ISS) – April is a very busy month for ISS and we know that you are busy, too. We are working as quickly as …
Guidance on COVID-19 vaccine and test requirements for U.S. entry
UPDATE 12/3/2021: Effective December 6, 2021, all travelers entering the U.S. by air, regardless of vaccination status, must show a negative COVID test taken within one day of travel to the U.S. Relevant updates are …