The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on March 6 that it is expediting processing of applications for F-1 student visas. This applies to applicants who wish to receive additional practical training (OPT) and F-1 visa students who wish to obtain an OPT extension in natural sciences…
The Trump administration is proposing a new rule limiting student visas to two years for citizens of 59 countries, potentially complicating the path to obtaining a diploma at an American college for tens of thousands of international students, writes Vox. Student visas are currently valid until ...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents used the fake university to identify and capture immigrants who wanted to fraudulently obtain student visas in the United States. Of course, all this was undercover, but the students claim that they had no fraudulent intentions - ...
On March 13, federal authorities arrested five defendants involved in a fraudulent scheme in which Chinese citizens obtained student visas in the United States by hiring individuals who used fake passports to take an English proficiency test for foreign students. The arrests were made ...
As President Donald Trump opposes illegal immigration, his administration has taken steps to limit the ability of foreign nationals who have recently graduated from colleges and already have professional experience to legally work in the United States. As a result, many students and skilled immigrants move to Canada where, ...
Since October 1, 2018, students from American educational institutions who are in the country on the basis of an F1 visa and have applied to change their status to H-1B this year are not allowed to legally work in the United States. We will tell you what will happen to the status ...
F-1 students in the United States who have petitioned for an H-1B work visa run the risk of being illegally present in the country if they continue to work on or after October 1 (unless there are other legal grounds to work). Increased demand for ...
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published a revised final policy memorandum related to the unlawful presence of foreigners in the United States. The revision of the previously adopted rules was carried out following the results of their 30-day public comment period, which ended on June 11, 2018, ...
The grand jury confirmed another charge against Russian woman Maria Butina, arrested in the United States. The charge of conspiracy to become a foreign agent was added to the charge of actually working as a foreign agent without registration using “sexual relations.” Charged with conspiracy...
Ukrainian student Oleg Dreiman, who won participation in the Apple scholarship program, will not attend WWDC 2018. The reason is the refusal of an American visa, writes AIN. “Winning the WWDC scholarship was a dream. This is my greatest professional achievement to date and a huge opportunity. ...