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What Might Happen with Business Immigration Under the New Trump Administration

By Rebecca B. Schechter ‡ & Laura Foote Reiff ‡ on January 15, 2025

Posted in Featured, H-1B, L-1, O-1 Visa, President Trump's Administration, STEM OPT, Visa Issuance, Visas

Navigating the Future of H-1B, L-1 and O-1 Visas

As the new Trump administration takes shape, tech companies and foreign workers are keenly observing potential changes to the H-1B visa…

USCIS Updates Guidance for F/M Nonimmigrant Student Classification

By Luna Ma on September 11, 2024

Posted in Featured, Greenberg Traurig Inside Business Immigration, Higher Education, Immigration Law, Nonimmigrant Visa, STEM OPT, Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), USCIS

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…

Dec. 5 EVENT | International Pre-Residency Tax Planning for High-Net Worth Individuals

By Greenberg Traurig, LLP on November 15, 2023

Posted in Featured, H-1B, L-1, Lawful Permanent Residents, STEM OPT, Tax, Tax Issues

Please join Greenberg Traurig shareholders Kate Kalmykov, Barbara Kaplan, and Marc Selden for an informative discussion on the importance of pre-residency tax planning for foreign nationals in the…

DHS Adds 8 Fields to STEM OPT Program, Expanding Opportunities for Foreign National Students

By Ian Macdonald on July 14, 2023

Posted in STEM, STEM OPT, Student Visa

On July 12, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the addition of eight new fields of study to the STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) program. The OPT…

Online USCIS Premium Processing for F-1 Students Seeking OPT

By Anna Reiff ‡ on March 7, 2023

Posted in Featured, Form I-907, Immigration, OPT, Premium Processing, STEM, STEM OPT, USCIS

USCIS has made it easier for certain F-1 students who are seeking Optional Practical Training (OPT) and F-1 students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) OPT extensions to apply…

U.S. Department of Education No Longer Recognizes ACICS as an Accrediting Agency

By Luna Ma on November 8, 2022

Posted in EB-2, Featured, H-1B, Higher Education, RFE, STEM OPT, Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), Student Visa, USCIS

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…

USCIS Expands Online Filing to F-1 Students Seeking OPT

By Greenberg Traurig, LLP on April 20, 2021

Posted in Employment Authorization Documents (EAD), Featured, OPT, STEM, STEM OPT, USCIS

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that F-1 students seeking optional practical training (OPT) can now file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization online if they are filing…
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Delays at USCIS Affecting F-1 Students with Work Authorization

By Greenberg Traurig, LLP on March 1, 2021

Posted in COVID-19, Employment Authorization Documents (EAD), Featured, STEM, STEM OPT, USCIS

With delays at USCIS lockbox and service centers due to COVID-19 and an unprecedented number of applications, those seeking to apply or renew their Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) have experienced…
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Possible Presidential Proclamation to Limit Entry of Foreign National Workers into the U.S. and additional regulatory measures on the Horizon

By Laura Foote Reiff ‡ on June 11, 2020

Posted in Department of Homeland Security, Department of Labor, Department of State, DHS, DOS, Employment Authorization Documents (EAD), Employment Verification, Executive Order, Greenberg Traurig, Greenberg Traurig Inside Business Immigration, Non-Immigrant Visas, STEM, STEM OPT, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor Office of Foreign Labor Certification, U.S. Department of State (DOS), Visa Bulletin

As you may have read, many media outlets and other sources are reporting that the Trump Administration plans to issue an additional Proclamation or Executive Order (EO) in the coming…
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July 2016 “SEVIS by the Numbers” Report Indicates Growth in the Number of International Students Studying in the United States

By Linnea C. Porter on September 6, 2016

Posted in E-Verify, Employment Authorization Documents (EAD), H-1B, Immigrant Visa, OPT, STEM, STEM OPT, The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS)

shutterstock_98569004 This week, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) published its quarterly “SEVIS by the Numbers” report announcing that there are over one million international students in the United States. …
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