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Update 1/26/21: ISSO is aware and cares deeply about the hardships caused by these delays. Today, January 26, ACE (American Council Education) sent a letter to USCIS on behalf of 37 associations of higher education requesting immediate action.

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CDC Media Statement:

"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding the requirement for a negative COVID-19 test to all air passengers entering the United States... Air passengers are required to get a viral test (a test for current infection) within the 3 days before their flight...

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President Biden issued a proclamation on January 20, 2021 that revoked several Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders from the Trump administration. The Department of State updated their U.S. Visa News section on January 22, 2021 with the following information that pertains to nonimmigrants.   

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President Biden issued a memorandum on January 20, 2021 “... to ensure that the President’s appointees or designees have the opportunity to review any new or pending rules.” Paragraph 2 of the memorandum requires that all rules from the previous administration that were pending publication in the Federal Register but were not yet published ...

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On January 26, 2021, ACE (American Council on Education) sent a letter to USCIS regarding the critical situation of extensive delays in receipting and adjudicating OPT applications at USCIS lockbox locations. These delays cause extreme anxiety and jeopardize employment opportunities of OPT applicants.

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