USCIS has issued a new policy memo requiring most foreigners seeking a green card to apply from their home country, shifting ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s new crackdown on fraud in the Optional Practical Training program is a welcome ...

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a major crackdown on an immigration program that allows international students to work tempora.

A student visa holder had to leave the US after losing their chance to work through the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program. Citing this case, i.

F-1 students with STEM degrees in fields listed on the ICE STEM Designated Degree Program List may be eligible for the OPT STEM Extension. F-1 students with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, ...

ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons said on Tuesday (May 12) that investigators have uncovered more than 10,000 cases of potential fraud linked to the Optional Practical Training programme. During the ...

Federal investigators uncovered thousands of students linked to suspect employers, with some "ghost offices" allegedly being managed remotely from India in violation of visa rules.

Indian students and skilled workers are watching nervously as the Trump administration weighs tougher visa rules. Proposed ...

Optional Practical Training (OPT) is a federal program 72% of international students use to remain in the U.S. after they graduate. American companies seeking highly educated talent can use OPT to ...

The OPT fraud controversy in the US revolves around allegations that thousands of international students, many of them Indian, used suspicious or fake employers to maintain legal ...

First, determine your desired OPT start date; then select one of the paths below to begin Post-completion OPT before you graduate. OPT start date must be between June 2 - July 31. Summer enrollment is ...