Recent H-1B Rule Extends F-1 Cap-Gap Extension
April 28, 2025
If you are an F-1 student planning to transition to H-1B employment, recent changes to the H-1B program may directly impact you. As of January…
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Students participating in a 24-month science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) optional practical training (OPT) extension must train with a bona fide employer who can sign the Form I-983, “Training Plan for STEM OPT Students.” To be bona fide, the STEM OPT employer…
The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) will soon require school officials filing an initial petition or an update to their school’s Form I-17, “Petition for Approval of School Attendance by Nonimmigrant Student,” to submit the minimum evidence required for filing at the…
Approximately 42 percent of all F and M international students in the United States study science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), according to the latest SEVIS by the Numbers report available on ICE.gov.Engineering, computer and information sciences, and biological and biomedical…
This quarter’s SEVIS by the Numbers report focuses on the approximately 80,000 F and M students from Europe currently studying in the United States. Of these European F and M students, around 44 percent are located in California, New York and Massachusetts.The report indicates that…