On July 24, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that nonimmigrant students and schools certified by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) should abide by SEVP guidance originally issued in March 2020, which allowed some distance learning in excess of regulatory limits due to the public health emergency[Read More]
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Trump administration suspends the entry of Certain Students and Researchers from China
Trump administration suspends the entry Nonimmigrants of Certain Students and Researchers (graduate level in F and J visa, undergrads are not affected) from the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This restriction is narrow but the practical impact is going to be felt by others and those already in the U.S. too. Those studying or conducting[Read More]
COVID-19 RELIEFS FOR INT’L STUDENTS, H-1B, L1 AND OTHER WORK VISA, AND MAINTENANCE OF STATUS AND OTHER LEGAL UPDATES
April 14, 2020. Adhikari Law PLLC hosted a free webinar on the topic of COVID-19 Reliefs for Int’l Students, H-1B, L1 and other Work Visa, and Maintenance of Status and other legal updates. Video playback and presentation below Download Presentation slides Agendas for the webinar were the following: Guidance on Maintenance of Status OPT unemployment, Change[Read More]
USCIS Clarifies the STEM OPT Extension Reporting Responsibilities and Training Obligations allowing off-site placement so long as long as all of the training obligations are met
Adhikari Law PLLC, Washington, DC, August 17, 2018. USCIS has said it is going to update the Optional Practical Training Extension for STEM Students (STEM OPT) page of their website to clarify the reporting responsibilities for participating in the STEM OPT program. STEM OPT participants may engage in a training experience that takes place at[Read More]
Practice Alert: STEM OPT at a Third-Party Location by a consulting company
In April 2018, USCIS updated the page on its website relating to Optional Practical Training Extension for STEM Students (STEM OPT) which seems to indicate its view that F-1 students in the STEM OPT program are not permitted to engage in OPT at third-party locations. Of particular concern is the following statement: “For instance, the training[Read More]
U.S. is still the major destination for the best and brightest students from around the world
U.S. is still the major destination for the best and brightest students from around the world. Nepal saw the largest growth (18%) of students coming to the United States to study while Saudi Arabia saw the steepest decline (19%). China and India is still the largest number of students to the United States (362,368 students[Read More]