USCIS updated guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding when students may be eligible for extensions of optional practical training (OPT) for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. This
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U.S. Department of Education No Longer Recognizes ACICS as an Accrediting Agency
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USCIS posted a notice that as of Aug. 19, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education no longer recognizes the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) as an accrediting…
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On Thursday, April 3, 2014, Greenberg Traurig’s Business Immigration & Compliance practice Co-Chair Laura Reiff and attorney Nataliya Rymer spoke at a breakfast seminar co-hosted by Greenberg Traurig and Marymount…
Leaders in Higher Education Call for Immigration Reform
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As the immigration reform debate endures in the House of Representatives, leaders in higher education are continuing their call for improvements to the nation’s immigration system.
Most recently, presidents of…
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