Cost of Being International Is Much Higher Than One Perceives
My life can be characterized by the 30-mile radius around Cary, North Carolina, where I went to public school for K-12 and have
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OPT News
International Students Have Forego Jobs over EAD Delays by USCIS
When Tristan Sithole ’21, an international student from Zimbabwe, arrived in Nashville for his summer internship with the accounting firm Deloitte, he expected
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ICE Onsite Visits to Employers Hiring STEM F1 Candidates Is On Rise
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) has recently increased site visits for employers who employ F-1 students under STEM OPT (short for Science,
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ICE Has Initiated On Site Visits To Employers Of F1 STEM OPT
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reportedly started to conduct on-site inspections of companies that employ foreign students in F-1 STEM
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Federal Judge Revealed Deadlines of OPT Litigation Updates
Litigation challenging the legality of the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program for F-1 students remains pending in federal court. On Aug. 6, the
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Rise in Site Inspections by ICE for Candidates of STEM OPT Program
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has increased its enforcement actions related to the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Occupational Practical Training (STEM OPT)
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US officials visiting the site because they hire STEM-OPT trainees
Some companies that have hired STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths ) apprentices graduated under optional practical training (OPT), are being subject to
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SEVP Reminds US Schools That CPT, OPT Are Not Interchangeable
WASHINGTON – The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) oversees two types of the practical training program for international students, curricular practical training
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DHS has begun onsite inspection of firm employing F1 candidates
At a glance DHS has begun conducting on-site inspections of F-1 STEM optional practical training (OPT) employment. The purpose of the inspections is
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You can work in US with Student Visa with USCIS work authorization
If you are in the US with a Student visa, strict rules regulate the type of employment that you can lawfully engage in
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