Regulations and Compliance Administration
Related Legislation
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations or E-CFR
Rulemaking Documents
Guidance Directives
- RO/ARO Guide (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2013-01: Summer Work Travel - SEVIS (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2012-06: Exchange Visitor Program – Confucius Institutes (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2012-05: Intern and Trainee Categories – Social Services and Social Science Activities (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2012-04: Secondary School Student Program – Advertising for the Recruitment of Host Families and the Use of Photographs of Potential Students (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2012-03: Summer Work Travel – Program Exclusions (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2012-02: Summer Work Travel – Implementation of May 2012 Interim Final Rule (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2012-01: Summer Work Travel Program – 2012 Placement Season (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2011-06: Maintaining SEVIS Records (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2011-05: Summer Work Travel Program – A Cultural Experience (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2011-04: Intern and Trainee Categories: Form DS-2019 Allotment For the Remaining 2011 Calendar Year, Partial Form DS-2019 Allotment, and the Transfer of Forms DS-2019 (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2011-03: Maintaining Current and Accurate SEVIS Records by Summer Work Travel Sponsors (October 26, 2011) (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2011-02: Au Pair Exchange Visitor Program: Statutory Considerations of Continued Collection of “Performance Bonds” (June 3, 2011) (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2011-01: Secondary School Student Program Coordinator and Host Family Vetting (April 12, 2011) (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2010-10: Secondary School Student Program Final Rule (December 21, 2010) (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2010-09: On-Site Review Results: Identified Program Management Weaknesses in Secondary School Student Program (October 12, 2010) (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2010-08: New Intern and Trainee Regulations and Guidance on Work in Counter Service Positions (August 12, 2010) (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2010-07: Notice of On-Site Reviews, Secondary School Student Program (August 11, 2010) (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2010-06: Program Duration for Exchange Visitor Program Teachers Currently Teaching in Georgia Public Schools (June 17, 2010) (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2010-05: Program Duration for Exchange Visitor Program Teachers Currently Teaching in South Carolina Public Schools (June 17, 2010) (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2010-04: Program Duration for Exchange Visitor Program Teachers Currently Teaching in Virginia Public Schools (June 17, 2010) (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2010-03: Form DS-2019 Allotment for 2011/2012, Secondary School Student Program (June 10, 2010) (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2010-02: Program Duration for Exchange Visitor Program Teachers Currently Teaching in North Carolina Public Schools (May 13, 2010) (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2010-01: Use of Promotional Materials, Secondary School Student Program (March 23, 2010) (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2009-06: Establishment of a Toll Free Number for Secondary School Students (July 27, 2009) (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2009-05: Contact Information on Identification Cards for Students, Secondary School Student Program (June 12, 2009) (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2009-04: Sponsor Reporting Requirements, Secondary School Student Program (June 12, 2009) (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2009-03: Host Family Screening and Selection, Secondary School Student Program (June 12, 2009) (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2009-02: Form DS-2019 Allotment for 2010/2011, Secondary School Student Program (June 10, 2009) (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2009-01: One Year Program Extension for Third-Year Exchange Visitor Teachers (February 23, 2009) (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2008-05: Prohibition on Paying Host Families, Secondary School Student Program (July 22, 2008) (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2008-04: Form DS-2019 Allotment for 2009/2010, Secondary School Student Program (May 21, 2008) (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2008-03: Annual Reports, Placement Reports, and Incident Reporting, Secondary School Student Program (May 14, 2008) (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2008-02: Request for Comment on Paying Host Families, Secondary School Student Program (May 7, 2008) (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2008-01: Compensation, Program Duration and Transfers for Exchange Visitor Teachers (April 23, 2008) (PDF)
- Guidance Directive 2007-01: Policy Changes and Requirements Regarding the Placement of Exchange Visitors with Host Families, Secondary School Student Program (July 12, 2007) (PDF)
Advisory Letters
Participant Brochures:
Pilot Programs
- 2011 Pilot Summer Work Travel Program for Belarus, Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, Russia and Ukraine (January 25, 2011) (PDF)
- Guidelines for Administration of the Intern Work and Travel Pilot Program with Ireland (October 31, 2008) (PDF)
- Guidelines for Administration of the Korea WEST (Work, English Study, and Travel) Program Eighteen Month Intern Pilot Program (September 25, 2008) (PDF)
- Guidelines for the Administration of the New Zealand and Australia Twelve-Month Student Work and Travel Pilot Programs (February 18, 2009) (PDF)
William Wilberforce Act
Compliance Administration
Information Bulletins