USCIS Policy Finds Language Immersion School May Qualify as Petitioner for Q-1 Nonimmigrant Classification | Practical Law
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a policy memorandum (PM), PM-602-0138, entitled Matter of R-C-C-S-D-, Adopted Decision 2016-04 (AAO Oct. 24, 2016). The PM clarifies that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may designate a language immersion school as an international cultural exchange program, so that the school may petition for teachers to serve as Q-1 exchange visitors, if the school satisfies certain requirements.