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USCIS Updates Guidance for F-1 Students on OPT and STEM OPT Eligibility

Littler on 9/4/2024

The F-1 nonimmigrant visa status allows noncitizens to study in the United States at U.S. colleges and universities. F-1 students may be eligible for off-campus employment under the following programs: Curricular Practical...more

Wired For Success: How Recent Development in the Semiconductor Industry Can Shape Immigration Programs

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 6/6/2024

America runs on semiconductors, also known informally as chips. Chips are integral to the cars we drive, the planes we fly, the systems that defend our country, and the computers that every single industry, from manufacturing...more

3 Tips for a Successful National Interest Waiver Petition for the STEM Worker

Dickinson Wright on 10/2/2023

The U.S. immigration system poses significant hurdles for foreign nationals seeking employment within the United States. With few exceptions, employer sponsorship is generally required. For many, the sole avenue to obtain...more

What All K-12 Schools Need to Know About Immigration: New Form I-9 and Work Visa Options for Teachers

Fisher Phillips on 9/26/2023

Immigration compliance remains a critical requirement for K-12 schools across the country. Not only do all schools need to ensure they comply with new I-9 rules and procedures, but many also have grown to rely on foreign...more

Snapshot on Life Sciences Industry: Alternate Ways Besides H-1B to Employ Foreign Nationals

Fisher Phillips on 10/10/2022

Welcome to FP Snapshot on Life Sciences Industry, where we take a quick snapshot look at the most significant workplace law developments over the past month with an emphasis on how they impact life science organizations. This...more

Updated Guidance on O-1s Provides Helpful Reality Check

Dentons on 3/15/2022

Employers are experiencing incredible challenges recruiting for all types of jobs. Recruiting for that special “make or break” position – often for a C-suite, technology innovator, or creative – has always been tough. U.S....more

White House Announces Actions to Expand Opportunities to Attract Top STEM Talent

Quarles & Brady LLP on 1/26/2022

On January 21, 2022, the White House released a fact sheet entitled “Biden-Harris Administration Actions to Attract STEM Talent and Strengthen our Economy and Competitiveness,” announcing several immigration-related policy...more

Keep Immigration Requirements in Mind When Preparing Coronavirus Response Plans

Morgan Lewis on 3/5/2020

As employers prepare plans to handle possible alternate employee work arrangements in light of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus outbreak, it is important to keep in mind how these plans and policies—including telework policies—may...more

UK Immigration: Government Publishes Details of New Points Based System

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/4/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: The UK government has published a policy statement outlining the new Points Based System that will come into effect in January 2021 after the post-Brexit transition period ends. ...more

UK Immigration Update: Brexit and Beyond

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/31/2020

The following alert is directed to organizations with a presence in the UK or who anticipate the need to place employees at a U.K. worksite. Seyfarth Shaw’s Global Mobility Practice hosts attorneys licensed to practice in...more

It’s H-1B Cap Season and the Tech Corridor is Full of Anxious Skilled Workers

Harris Beach PLLC on 4/8/2019

It's March and here we are in the middle of another H-1B cap season. So I did what I do almost every day this time of year: I got up to head in to the office. But first I went for a run to clear my head. It is Saturday. It is...more

Web Exclusive - Alternate Reality: “Extreme Vetting” Of H-1B Work Visas

Fisher Phillips on 6/11/2018

To boost innovation and remain competitive, employers often have no option but to sponsor foreign nationals for H-1B work visas to meet their labor needs, especially when it comes to workers in science, technology,...more

New STEM OPT Extension Rules to Extend the Program Have Been Proposed

Franczek P.C. on 10/21/2015

On October 19, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security published eagerly anticipated proposed STEM OPT Extension rules that, if adopted would allow U.S. employers greater flexibility for employing foreign nationals...more

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