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The traditional path to a US passport looks less certain than it did a decade agoThe US immigration pathway for skilled professionals, once a clear ladder, is now fraught with uncertainty. Lottery-based H-1B visas and ma...- Indian students can’t start working in US without a EAD authorisation even if they have confirmed job offer; Know the US immigration lawIndian students studying in the USA on an F1 visa need specific authorization to work. This authorization comes from an Employment Authoriz...
- Paying thousands extra has become the only way forward for many US visa applicantsPremium processing has become a necessity for many US immigration applicants due to escalating delays in standard visa and employment autho...
- 'Living paycheck to paycheck in the USA': Indian student questions the dream after brutal job huntAn Indian student's difficult job search in the US after completing a master's degree is raising questions about the 'American dream'. Faci...
- US launches review of OPT program for international studentsAmerica's government is reviewing the Optional Practical Training program. This program allows foreign students to work after graduation. C...
- Trump administration weighs new rule to restrict OPT program for international studentsA proposed US Department of Homeland Security rule could soon end or limit the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program for international ...
- Trump administration ramps up surprise site checks on OPT students, nearly 1 lakh Indian students under close scrutinyThe Trump administration intensified unannounced inspections on foreign students in the US on OPT, particularly STEM OPT, including residen...
- Comprehensive Guide: Responding to an RFE questioning STEM degree qualificationFor F-1 students applying for a STEM OPT extension and receiving an RFE questioning their degree's STEM qualification, a well-prepared resp...
- US issues new guidelines on OPT eligibility, grace periods, and study abroad for international STEM studentsThe USCIS has issued new guidelines for F and M nonimmigrant students regarding STEM OPT extensions. The revisions cover online study allow...
- Decoding US' rule allowing STEM students on OPT to work for startupsThe process of STEM OPT extensions is relatively straightforward, but the rules for working for startups can be perplexing. Under the STEM ...
- Make changes in training programme for foreign students, Indian diaspora body urges USThe Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) has called on the Biden Administration to make changes to the Optional Practic...
- OPT program for international STEM students to continue as US Supreme Court refuses hearingThe program allows international students to work during their studies or for up to one year after graduation. A key aspect of the case was...
- United States adds new majors under STEM OPT eligibilty for international studentsIn 2022, DHS published a Federal Register notice announcing the addition of 22 qualifying fields of study to the STEM list. The Federal Reg...
- Extended OPT for international STEM students legal, maintains US courtIt is the only post qualification work opportunity available to students in the US and is a major pull-factor for attracting foreign studen...
- Finished your degree in the US? Know how to stay on and look for jobsAll international students on F-1 visas are eligible for Optional Practical Training (OPT), temporary employment directly related to the ap...
- US officials site-visiting companies hiring STEM-OPT traineesInternational students who have completed their studies are eligible for a 12-month OPT under which they can work in the US.
- US restricts job options for international STEM students under OPT extensionInternational students are eligible for a 12 month optional practical training (OPT) under which they can work in the US.
- Indian STEM students may have better alternative than Trump's USAWith a roll back on the extension of optional practical training, President Trump will be dampening many science, tech, engineering and mat...
- Indian students under F-1 visa can now work for three years in USSTEM students who are availing themselves of their extension of 17 months under OPT are now eligible to file to extend their OPT by further...
- US expands STEM degree programmes for foreign studentsThe degree programmes in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) allow students to stay in the US for a longer perio...
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