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STEM OPT
- STEM OPT Extension Processing Time Hi! Need to travel to my home country around end of July. My STEM OPT application will be sent to USCIS on April 25. How long has it typically taken to get approval and receive the new EAD (I believe we need the card in hand to travel)? Is it a realistic possibility or a long shot? Thanks! #stem
- Stem OPT question. I should apply for stem opt soon ( next week ) But i’m changing my job in one month Is it safe to apply to stem opt with my current employer and change job after that? I will still be on opt when I join the new job, and I’ll be waiting for stem then. Tc 100k yoe 3 #workvisa #opt #stemopt
- OPT STEM Extension Hi guys, One of my friend applied for OPT STEM extension on 8th June’21. His first years OPT expired on September 1. However there has been no update from USCIS yet on the application and he is getting nervous. I am in the same boat and mine expires in mind October. We both have received the receip
- Employer willing to start GC with only 1 year left of STEM OPT I need some advise here. My employer is willing to start the GC process for me with only 12 months left on my STEM OPT. This is gonna include the PWD process, recruitment, and PERM before even the I-140. Is it even worth doing at this point? I am from a ROW country. I am thinking I can continue wor
- STEM OPT to h1b I am currently on STEM OPT, my h1b got picked by other employer. can I decide to not join the company after h1b is approved? #workvisa #h1b #stemopt
- Stem OPT Got an email stating that my end date would be July 7th and my opt EAD ends on 12 the July..applied for STEM OPT EAD which is still in process..USCIS officials say I have to have a new job by 9th July to maintain status...Any suggestions of getting a new job in such a short notice
- Stem Opt extension Has anyone applied for a stem opt extension last month, ie., in November? I haven't received my acknowledgement or txt/email for the application and its almost 30 days since it was delivered to the USCIS lockbox What should be my next step? #workvisa #opt #stemopt #visa #f1 #uscis
- vote H1-B not picked in last year of STEM OPT. Need advice! Hello Blind Community! Requesting for ideas, suggestions and guidance. I'm currently employed by EY. This is the last year of STEM OPT and my application was not chosen in the H1-B lottery. Refer below for available options: Option 1 - EY is supportive and will relocate me to another country (Can
- vote Are you on OPT/STEM OPT? what are your plans once if no H1B due to fraudulent consultancy firms
- Stem OPT Hi Everyone.. My initial opt expires in July so I will start my Stem OPT process next week. I have a question regarding it. Can I change company after applying for stem Opt? What changes will I have to make if I change my company after applying for stem opt?#workvisa #stem #opt
- vote OPT/STEM OPT unemployment days Asking for my brother. He had 65 days of unemployment on OPT. He is on STEM OPT right now and was layed off from Amazon(i know, again Amazon at his best) . How many more unemployment days does he have now. Is it 60 days or 85 days considering total employment on OPT and STEM OPT is 150 days. Pleas
- STEM OPT contractors Can STEM OPT holders work as contractors? Been getting some messages from recruiters lately for contract positions and wanted to double check #workvisa
- STEM OPT to Green Card For people who got their Green Card while on STEM OPT, how much time did you have until STEM OPT expiration date before applying for GC? I recently got an offer from a company that agreed to sponsor me for a green card. I have 1.5 years left until STEM OPT expiration and from rest of the world (so
- F1 STEM OPT extension My F1 stem opt is expiring in May. Does anyone know under the new visa extension guidelines, can f1 stem opt be extended ? not selected in h1b lottery this year. Last shot at lottery.
- Job change while stem opt extension is being processed My F1 opt expires on 7/7. I'm currently on a focus plan and will be PIPed by the end of the this month. Luckily I have a job offer with a start date of July 15th. I will need to move from f1 opt to stem opt at that time. I have to apply for my STEM OPT extension now and this needs my employer to s
- Travel while On Stem OPT with approved H1B ( eff Oct 1st) Hello Blind Community, I have a query around travel. Can I travel to India after H1-B is approved and return before Oct 1st 2022? Tentative travel plan: July 1st to July 30th 2022. PS: I will be on STEM OPT during that period. Thank you!
- F1 OPT/STEM OPT to Green card Hi all, I’m currently - in my 7th month of first year OPT - Will be applying for STEM extension in a few month. If approved, my OPT won’t end until January 2024. My employer is willing to sponsor me for a GC starting January 2022 (once I’m on STEM OPT and once I’ve been with the company for 1 yea
- F-1 Stem OPT Did any of you apply for stem opt extension recently? And how long did it take to get the new ead card? #visa #f1 #opt #stem
- STEM OPT RFE Chances Applying for STEM OPT. In my OPT period, I have multiple employers including 1 volunteering period that is related to my major. All records are accurately maintained in SEVP, and unemployment days are < 90. What are the chances of getting RFE? TC:100 #stemopt
- STEM OPT Startup Peeps on OPT and eligible for STEM OPT, I heard that you cannot startup your own company on STEM OPT unless your company follows a specific legal structure. University is advising going through an immigration incorporation lawyer. I already paid $800 to incorporate through Clerky and I’m in the post
- STEM OPT question - Quitting while stem opt case is pending Hi folks, I'm currently working for a company since 9 months on OPT. My OPT will expire next week and I have already applied for a STEM OPT. In the i983 are the details of the current company. Can I quit before my STEM OPT is approved? Or should I wait till it's approved and I get a card? Than
- LinkedIn STEM OPT I am joining LinkedIn next week and currently on STEM OPT. My recruiter has put me in contact with BAL. They are extremely slow in answering any questions or providing me with information. My school requires submission of the i983 training plan to DSO within 5 days. Does LinkedIn have internal docs
- Stem opt extension I am currently on OPT and I have applied for my stem opt extension. However, I am planning to change my company and my new EAD has nit arrived. Can I still change my company or what are the demerits of this. Also, my new company would be applying my H1-B for this year. #h1b
- Unpaid STEM OPT Asking for brother. He was laid off from Amazon. He is on STEM OPT. If he is joins a consultancy full time, does it have to be paid?
- OPT stem extension Hey guys I didn’t get the lottery this year and I have to apply for the opt stem extensions. For those who applied for stem extensions, does your manager fill out your training plan?? I was wondering, how to ask ... what to say... 😂 Thanks !!
- STEM OPT vs. H1B I got H1B lottery but I can still extend my OPT to another 2 year because I have STEM major Personally I want to stay in OPT because of tax reasons but is this possible? Can I ‘defer’ my H1B activation to next year? Edit: Filed for consular processing
- Stem opt 12 month self eval deadline missed Posting for a friend My friend is on stem opt and missed her 12 month self evaluation form i-983 and realized it when she submitter her 18 month self eval form. So basically delayed it by 6 months.She did not receive any opt termination email and she got in touch with her DSO asap and he said that t
- STEM OPT extension My F-1 OPT expires mid-July. Ideally, I should file for STEM extension by April 15th. But, because of the current house arrest situation, it’ll be hard to prepare the entire application package by April 15th. Any thoughts?
- Join Meta when there are 25 months of OPT/stem OPT left I recently passed the virtual onsite interview of Meta. When knowing I have 25 months left on OPT, the recruiter asked me: “Can you apply for other companies?” I asked my friends who work in Meta to help me and they found me two teams to match, my recruiter is extremely unhappy about it. I know the
- STEM OPT to Green Card It seems a lot of companies do sponsor EB-3 while on STEM OPT if you are from ROW since you can get green card before the STEM OPT expires. Does Salesforce do this or do you know someone who hs gone through this. Did not get clear answer from EIG lawyer? TC: 200k YOE: 1
- STEM OPT Extension Hi - Q below from a friend: I am filing for a STEM OPT Extension and my current EAD on my 1 year OPT expires Aug 30th. Do I need to only file the extension before Aug 30th or do I need to also receive the receipt from USCIS before Aug 30th? Thank you!
- stem opt ended so today is my last day as my STEM OPT expires, my employer has filed for my canada work visa and we are hoping to have everything in next two weeks. my question is, can i be still employed ( be thier associate in US and continue to recive medical insirance) but not get paid? is this legal? or will
- Options after exhausting STEM OPT I am currently on STEM OPT which will expire Feb 2021, I've missed out on the lottery twice in two years and thus next year is my last chance to get approved for an H1B. What are my options if I don't make it? I work at Amazon, if that's relevant. YoE: 2 years TC: 197k
- Traveling on STEM OPT. Is it safe to travel internationally on STEM OPT? What documents do I need apart from EAD, Passport and Visa and what is the immigration process like.
- STEM OPT unemployment gap I am jumping ship and trying to figure out how much gap I can have between the two. I heard that OPT gives you 90 days of unemployment and STEM OPT gives you additional 60 days of unemployment. That leaves me with a total of 150 days of unemployment. I used up 18 days of unemployment during my ori
- Consultancy on STEM OPT My brother who is on STEM OPT, was laid#layoff #layoff off from AWS. He worked as a cloud support engineer. He now has 45 days to find a job. He has 1 year of STEM OPT left. What are his options? I assume he would have to join a consultancy so that he does not go out of status. But the caveat is t
- STEM OPT - H1b travel Hi all, I am currently on my STEM OPT and planning to travel to my home country(India) next week and return by late December. The law firm our company works with is extremely slow and hasn’t confirmed if my h1b application was picked in the third lottery. The filing dates for the third lottery are 2
- Opt stem extension cancellation I see some rumors being spread that opt stem extension is going to be cancelled. Is it going to affect me. I am on f1 opt
- STEM OPT extension online Anybody here have experience doing online application for STEM OPT extension? How was your experience with the system? Should I go with paper application or the new online method?
- stem opt lay off I’m on stem opt until september 30th and will be on h1b from october 1st. If the company lays me off before september 30th, do my h1b will be afftected? h1b already approved for now.
- Does Apple hires stem-opt ? Does Apple hires STEM-OPT student, who has less than 1 year visa and only 1 chance left for H1B ?
- STEM OPT Advice Hello, I have to apply for STEM OPT as I am currently on F-1 visa. Are there new guidelines by USCIS due to covid-19 outbreak? Is it better not to go out these days and delay applying considering the situation? I believe the process is similar to EAD and not online yet which means we have to print
- STEM OPT change job Currently on STEM OPT. Already have the offer. Does anyone know if we are allowed to have a gap between jobs without reporting? Or we need to use the grace period for unemployment. (120 days for STEM) Thanks for any info! TC: 160 YoE: 1.5
- OPT STEM Extension Query Hello Everyone, My Post Graduation OPT ends on 20th Jan 2021. I'll be resigning soon, and joining a new firm probably in Dec this year. While sending applications to USCIS, and to my ISSO, should I get information filled from my new employer or old employer? Thank you. Also, how and where do I rep
- STEM OPT Extension I am currently on my OPT ( 0 unemployed days ) and planning to go to India after quitting my current job & joining the new job after 1.5months ( will be 54 unemployed days). My OPT ends on 14th Feb, I wanted to know if its risky to go to India and come back.. if you have valid EAD card and an offer
- Does Facebook hires stem-opt? Does Facebook hires person on stem-opt with only 1 year remaining on student visa and have only 1 other chance for H1B ?
- 10 months on STEM OPT I have 10 months left on my STEM OPT. I haven't received the H1B lottery yet. Would companies still be willing to consider my application or should I focus on preparing for Canadian PR?
- Opt/Stem Ext to Green Card Hi I wanted to know if anyone here has went from OPt/Stem ext to greencard without H1b... can be possibly at FAANG/Big Startup/HFT etc. Past blind posts have mixed answers- some say its doable while others say h1b is a must since its dual intent. I wanted to know your kind opinion and experience.
- STEM OPT report employment changes I’m doing my first STEM OPT report (6 months) and failed to report any changes to employment due to company acquisition within 10 days. Am I gonna be penalized? :/ #stemopt
- F1 stem OPT - how long can I be outside USA per year? I’m on F1 OPT stem extension. How long can I be outside USA per year (while employed for a US corp)? How long can I be outside consecutively? (What’s the longest trip I can make?) TC 350k #uscis