By Michelle Ye Hee Lee Trump captures the nation’s attention on the campaign trail For someone who has strong words about the current state of immigration, Donald Trump certainly has inconsistent ideas about what to do about it. Immigration has been the Republican front-runner’s signature issue since he entered the race. […]
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Final Rule on F-1 OPT STEM Extension Effective May 10, 2016
11 Mar
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
On Friday, March 11, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published as a Final Rule new regulations extending the F-1 Student Optional Practical Training (OPT) STEM extension to a full 24 months following the normal 12-month period of work authorization generally afforded by most universities and colleges in the […]
By LIZ ROBBINS Shruthi Aramandla’s education and her job are geared to New York City’s skyline. She did not want to go back to her native India and start all over again. Ms. Aramandla, 24, who has a master’s degree from the Tandon School of Engineering at New York University, […]
On April 1, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting new H-1B petitions from foreign nationals to fill “specialty occupation” positions. USCIS typically receives far more than 85,000 H-1B petitions during the first five business days of April. During the first five days of filing in 2015, USCIS […]