On December 31, 2020, the President signed a Presidential Proclamation on Suspension of Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Who Continue to Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market.
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17-Month Extension
STEM OPT in Jeopardy After Judge’s Order
By Robert S. Whitehill on
Since 2008, DHS has permitted F-1 students whose study was in a STEM field and whose employer is an E-Verify participant to have an additional 17-month period of OPT (Optional…
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17-MONTH F-1 OPT STEM EXTENSION CLARIFICATION
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) posted an Interim Memo for Comment (Policy Memo or PM-602-0090) on October 21, 2013, to clarify the availability of the 17-month STEM Post-Completion Optional…
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List of STEM Fields Expanded for F-1 OPT Extensions
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
List of Stem Fields Expanded for OPT Extension…
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