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Laid off on the last day of OPT, Indian techie lands job with US company in India within 40 days, says, ‘I was not living there, I was just surviving’

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Laid off on the last day of OPT, Indian techie lands job with US company in India within 40 days, says, 'I was not living there, I was just surviving'

Indian techie shares his experience of coming back to India from the US and landing a job within 40 days. At a time when several Indian students and professionals in the US are staring at an uncertain future because of visa issues and the ongoing crackdown on OPT programs, Indian techie Aditya Kumar Thota shared … Read more

Girlfriend detained by ICE after OPT denial: Redditor says she had no criminal record, no prior removal order

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Girlfriend detained by ICE after OPT denial: Redditor says she had no criminal record, no prior removal order

The US department of homeland security is considering the elimination of a 60-day grace period for specific visa holders A Redditor claimed that his girlfriend, who was in the US on a valid F-1 visa, was detained by ICE in Atlanta after her OPT application was denied. The Redditor said the OPT application was denied … Read more

Proposal of $100K OPT fee clears White House review: Here’s what happens next?

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Proposal of $100K OPT fee clears White House review: Here's what happens next?

The $100K OPT fee proposal has been cleared by White House. International students in the US are staring at a dramatic increase in the cost of working after graduation under a Trump administration proposal that has cleared the White House review. The proposal will soon become a rule and a $100,000 fee will be imposed … Read more

Officer asked to show Outlook or Teams as evidence of working: OPT student shares domestic travel experience to New Mexico

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Officer asked to show Outlook or Teams as evidence of working: OPT student shares domestic travel experience to New Mexico

OPT student says immigration officer asked to see office email as evidence of their employment. (AI image) An OPT student has shared the questions they faced from an immigration officer when a friend’s group went to New Mexico for the long weekend earlier this month. The student said the group consisted of OPT and STEM-OPT … Read more

H-1B crackdown widens? Trump administration flags OPT, PERM and J-1 hiring practices in warning to employers

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Trump administration signals sweeping scrutiny of employers accused of bypassing US workers (REUTERS)

A senior Justice Department official has signaled that the Trump administration is stepping up scrutiny of employers accused of bypassing qualified American workers in favor of foreign labor, with potential enforcement attention extending across the H-1B, Optional Practical Training (OPT), PERM and J-1 visa programs. Trump administration signals sweeping scrutiny of employers accused of bypassing … Read more

For Indians in the US, two new $100,000 walls may be coming up: What H-1B visa and OPT fees could mean

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The H1B visa process involves filing a Labour Condition Application (LCA) with the US department of labour. (Reuters)

The Trump administration on Monday published a proposed regulation that would charge American employers $103,265 for every new H-1B petition subject to the annual visa cap, reviving in a different form a fee that a US court had struck down in June. The H1B visa process involves filing a Labour Condition Application (LCA) with the … Read more