by gipadmin | Mar 14, 2023 | F-1, STEM OPT, USCIS-General
USCIS announced last week that it will expand premium processing to certain F-1 students requesting employment authorization based on their being approved for optional practical training (OPT) or STEM OPT. This expansion will occur in phased approaches. ...
by gipadmin | Jan 18, 2023 | EAD, F-1, Green Cards, STEM OPT, Uncategorized, USCIS-General
USCIS announced last week it will begin implementing its final phase of premium processing by permitting new (initial) Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, filed under the E13 multinational executive and manager classification (EB1C) or the E21...
by gipadmin | Nov 1, 2022 | Green Cards, H-1B, STEM OPT, Uncategorized, USCIS-General
In an alert released today, USCIS announced that on August 19, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) no longer recognizes the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) as an accrediting agency. This determination immediately impacts two...
by gipadmin | Feb 3, 2022 | Biden, F-1, STEM OPT, USCIS-General
Employer Alert: Recent Immigration Policy Changes to Promote STEM Fields On January 21, 2022, the Biden Administration released a series of policies aimed to attract and retain talent in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (“STEM”) fields in the United...
by gipadmin | Dec 21, 2016 | F-1, STEM OPT
Students with STEM designated degrees are now eligible to apply for 24-month STEM OPT extensions. In order to qualify, the student must have been granted initial OPT and in a current valid period of OPT, earned a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree from an...
