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The H-1B is eligible for Cap Gap Extension, which allows students who are on OPT or in their 60-day grace period as of April 1 - and have a pending/approved October 1 H-1B petition - to continue working (if OPT unexpired before April 1) or stay in the US (if OPT expired before April 1 but still within 60 day grace period) during the "gap." The ...
On April 2, 2008, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced a 17-month extension to Optional Practical Training for STEM students, as part of the H-1B Cap-Gap Regulations. [ 76 ] [ 77 ] This extension allows foreign STEM students to work in the U.S. for up to 29 months on a student visa, providing additional time to secure H-1B ...
Prior to this Act, there were 195,000 slots available under the annual H-1B cap. Nonprofit research institutions were exempt from the cap, and people who had been counted towards the cap already (such as if they were transferring jobs or extending a 3-year H-1B by another 3 years) could apply without being counted against the cap as long as they weren't going over their 6-year limit.
March 6, 2024 at 12:10 PM Alexander W Helin As the annual H-1B lottery opens Wednesday , the program’s annual cap of 85,000 visas is once again under scrutiny, with some experts and business ...
January 31, 2024 at 6:00 AM. One of the largest North Carolina Triangle employers is also among the top beneficiaries of an often-debated federal work visa program called H-1B.
The American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act (ACWIA) was an act passed by the government of the United States on October 21, 1998 (while Bill Clinton was President of the United States), pertaining to high-skilled immigration to the United States, particularly immigration through the H-1B visa, and helping improving the capabilities of the domestic workforce in the United States ...
Premium Processing Service is an optional premium service offered by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to individuals and/or employers filing Form I-129 (Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker), Form I-140 (Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker), Form I-539 (Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status- currently available to those applying for F, M or J status only) or Form ...
6.0: February 20, 2009: CPT and OPT functionality, cap-gap support, student intern category for J status [16] 6.1: November 6, 2009: Session timeouts after 20 minutes, checking for inactive emails (75 days or more) for designated school officials and responsible officers [17] 6.2: February 27, 2010: 6.3: April 30, 2010: 6.4: July 10, 2010