Purpose of Optional Practical Training (OPT) for F-1 Students OPT provides practical training experience that directly relates to an F-1 student’s major area of study An F-1 student authorized for OPT may work up to 20 hours per week while school is in session and...
What is Nunc Pro Tunc? Nunc Pro Tunc is a Latin phrase which means “Now for then” How Nunc Pro Tunc Can be Used in The Case of Extensions or Status Change Date? A request to change or extend status typically must be filed before the current nonimmigrant...
What is EB-1? Employment-Based Immigration First Preference is called EB-1. A foreign national may be eligible for an employment-based, first-preference visa: If they have an extraordinary ability An outstanding professor or researcher A multinational executive or...
What is The Importance of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution The Fourteenth Amendment addresses many aspects of citizenship and the rights of citizens. Amendment XIV: Section 1 All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the...
Winds of Change in USCIS Immigration Requirements U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) generated a policy memo to update the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify the effect of travel outside the United States by temporary protected status (TPS) beneficiaries...
