Max Troy, Author at OPTnation

Currently Nonimmigrant RFEs and Denials in FY 2019 at Alltime High

July 25, 2019July 25, 2019Max Troy

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services data for the first three quarters of fiscal year (FY) 2019 continue to show higher rates of requests for evidence Read More >>

International Students Entering US Decline Due to US Policy Changes

July 25, 2019July 25, 2019Max Troy

The United States has long been a premier destination for promising students across the globe. International students have come to serve an integral Read More >>

Expansion of Expedited Removal Procedures for Deporting by DHS

July 25, 2019July 25, 2019Max Troy

The Department of Homeland Security published a notice in the Federal Register today that expands expedited removal procedures for deporting certain undocumented immigrants. Read More >>

You can work in US with Student Visa with USCIS work authorization

July 24, 2019July 25, 2019Max Troy

If you are in the US with a Student visa, strict rules regulate the type of employment that you can lawfully engage in Read More >>

OPT authorization in Minnesota delayed due surge in applications

July 24, 2019January 30, 2020Max Troy

Vergianti Agustini, freshly graduated from Macalester College, was looking forward to starting a job with the Brookings Institution come summer. She thought she Read More >>

As per USCIS stats H-1B and L request for evidence were remain high

July 24, 2019July 25, 2019Max Troy

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released new statistics last week on requests for evidence (RFEs) through the first three quarters of fiscal Read More >>

News flash pertaining to background, immigration and data privacy

July 24, 2019July 25, 2019Max Troy

USCIS released a list of accomplishments on the 2nd Anniversary of the Buy American and Hire American Executive Order. It is an interesting Read More >>

Possibility that visa being denied even after H1B visa approval

July 23, 2019July 25, 2019Max Troy

A company approached me thinking that they had to file their employee’s H-1B in the new H-1B lottery, again, after their employee’s visa Read More >>

Matter of Simeio established two scenarios when H1B amendments

July 23, 2019July 25, 2019Max Troy

With the new policy memo released by USCIS recently, it is a good time to remind H-1B employers and employees of when exactly Read More >>

PERM application Job Duties to show correct minimum requirements

July 23, 2019July 25, 2019Max Troy

The PERM labor certification process is typically the first step in the green card process for those individuals on temporary employment visas in Read More >>