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On April 12, 2021 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that F-1 students seeking optional practical training (OPT) can now file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, online if they are filing under one of these categories:
(c)(3)(A) – Pre-Completion OPT;
(c)(3)(B) – Post-Completion OPT; and
(c)(3)(C) – 24-Month Extension of OPT for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students.
OPT is temporary employment that is directly related to an F-1 student’s major area of study. Eligible students can apply to receive up to 12 months of OPT employment authorization before completing their academic studies (pre-completion) and/or after completing their academic studies (post-completion). Eligible F-1 students who receive STEM degrees may apply for a 24-month extension of their post-completion OPT if they have an offer of employment with an employer that is register
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On April 12, 2021 U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that F-1 students seeking
optional practical training (OPT) can now file Form I-765, Application for
Employment Authorization, online if they are filing under one
of these categories:
(c)(3)(A) – Pre-Completion OPT;
(c)(3)(B) – Post-Completion OPT; and
(c)(3)(C) – 24-Month Extension of OPT for science,
technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students.
OPT is temporary employment that is directly related to an F-1
student s major area of study. Eligible students can apply to
receive up to 12 months of OPT employment authorization before
Monday, April 12, 2021
Over the past three months, the Biden administration has expanded immigration benefits for foreign nationals on humanitarian grounds. Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) are two such humanitarian benefits that permit certain foreign nationals to live and work in the United States with government-issued employment authorization documents.
Procedures for the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, relating to individuals with TPS and DED are complicated and subject to change. Employers may want to familiarize themselves with these procedures to ensure proper completion of Forms I-9 in these verification scenarios. Employers may also wish to review immigration-related antidiscrimination laws to avoid inadvertently engaging in discrimination in relation to individuals with TPS or DED.
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Over the past three months, the Biden administration has
expanded immigration benefits for foreign nationals on humanitarian
grounds. Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) are two such
humanitarian benefits that permit certain foreign nationals to live
and work in the United States with government-issued employment
authorization documents.
Procedures for the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification,
relating to individuals with TPS and DED are complicated and
subject to change. Employers may want to familiarize themselves
with these procedures to ensure proper completion of Forms I-9 in
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a division of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has just closed its annual H-1B registration, and employers are anxiously awaiting news.