OPT for F1 Students – What to Look Forward in 2020?
Are you a student with a burning desire to pursue higher education in the USA based on your extraordinary academic track record? If
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OPT News
New ICE OPT Job Guidance Could Problem Up Students And Employers
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued an overlooked policy guidance that could lead to significant problems for employers and international students on Optional Practical Training
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What Businesses Need To Know To Hire STEM OPT Candidates?
International students who want to supplement their U.S. degree(s) and academic knowledge often turn to Optional Practical Training (OPT) programs to gain on-the-job experience, especially
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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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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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