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OPT Extended to a Total of 29 Months

posted on April 17, 2008 in Immigration Alerts, Publications with 0 Comments

On April 4th, the US Department of Homeland Security released an interim final rule extending the Optional Practical Training (OPT) period for an addition 17 months for qualified F-1 Students. This extension will be available to STEM students, i.e. F-1 students with a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics, who are employed by businesses enrolled in the E-Verify program. E-Verify is a free program, operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration, that assists employers verify the employment eligibility of its employees. The programs that fall under STEM include: Actuarial Science Computer Science … Continue reading →

“I’m in love with this country called “America.” I’m a huge fan of America. I’m one of those annoying fans — you know, the ones that read the CD notes and follow you into bathrooms and ask you all kinds of annoying questions about why you didn’t live up to that. I’m that kind of fan. I’ve read the Declaration of Independence, and I’ve read the Constitution of the United States, and they are some liner notes, dude.”~Bono

Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists." — Franklin D. Roosevelt

There is no great difference in the reality of one country or another, because it is always people you meet everywhere. They may look different or be dressed differently, or may have a different education or position. But they are all the same. They are all people to be loved. They are all hungry for love. -Mother Teresa

"Our goal is to partner with our clients to understand their business." -Michael F. Hammond

"The more I traveled, the more I realized that fear makes strangers of people who should be friends."-Shirley MacLaine

''Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me; I lift my lamp beside the golden door.'' -Emma Lazarus

"Time is of the essence for our clients. Therefore, time must be of the essence as well." -Sherry Neal

"So at last I was going to America! Really, really going, at last! The boundaries burst. The arch of heaven soared. A million suns shone out of every star. The winds rushed into outer space, roaring in my ears, “America! America!” -Mary Antin"