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EB-1 Visa QnA Part 2, Green card for students, young professionals, Conversation with Yudi

5 years ago By Chief Editor

Profession/Occupation

Students

Nonimmigrant Visas

Green Card

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Immigration QnA for Employers, Webinar with ITServe

5 years ago By admin

Profession/Occupation

Employers and HR

Nonimmigrant Visas

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ICE Proposes Changes to International Student Programs

12 years ago By Chief Editor

WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is proposing changes to the requirements governing its Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) that are intended to improve management of international student programs and increase opportunities for study by spouses and children of nonimmigrant students.

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I-901 Student and Exchange Visitor Information System

13 years ago By Chief Editor

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Student Visa and Employment

13 years ago By Chief Editor

If you would like to study as a full-time student in the United States, you will need a student visa. There are two nonimmigrant visa categories for persons wishing to study in the United States. These visas are commonly known as the F and M visas.

You may enter in the F-1 or M-1 visa category provided you meet the following criteria:

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Cap-Gap Rule for F-1 OPT and H-1B Cap Filer

13 years ago By Chief Editor

The period of time when an F-1 student’s status and work authorization expire through the start date of their approved H-1B employment period is known as the "Cap-Gap".

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F-1 Student Status

13 years ago By Chief Editor

Our client, a former Tri-Valley University of California (TVU) student who was left out of status due to unexpected closure of TVU, applied for reinstatement to student status. He retained us to respond to the Request for Evidence (RFE) he received on his reinstatement application. There were several serious issues raised by USCIS in the RFE. One of them was that the USCIS alleged that the online classes our client took at TVUdisqualified him from full-time F-1 student status. We prepared a comprehensive response and documented our client’s entire case history

Nonimmigrant Visas

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The "Immigration Innovation Act of 2013" May Double H-1B Visa Cap

13 years ago By Chief Editor

IMMIGRATION INNOVATION (I2) ACT OF 2013

ORRIN HATCH (R-UTAH), AMY KLOBUCHAR (D-MINN.), MARCO RUBIO (R-FLA.), CHRIS COONS (D-DEL.)

Employment-Based Nonimmigrant H-1B Visas

1. Increase H-1B cap from 65,000 to 115,000

2. Establish a market-based H-1B escalator, so that the cap can adjust – up or down – to the demands of the economy (includes a 300,000 ceiling on the ability of the escalator to move)