As the H-1b lottery/cap filing season is underway, many employees that are working on OPT or STEM OPT will be taking advantage of the cap-gap rules which generally allow a person that was chosen in the H-1b lottery and who has timely filed a petition to continue working until Oct 1st even though their EAD… Continue reading New cap-gap rules
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Ex-University CEO Sentenced to Prison for Student Visa Fraud
Herguan University’s former CEO, Jerry Wang, was sentenced to one year in prison and order to forfeit $700,000 for his part in a student visa scheme. Mr. Wang admitted to submitting false document to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVIS) program. He also admitted to participating in a schedule… Continue reading Ex-University CEO Sentenced to Prison for Student Visa Fraud