Tag: student visa

  1. Biden Administration Announces Immigration Policies to Attract STEM Graduates

    The Biden administration recently announced neNew policies have been designed to attract international graduates who specialize in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (“STEM”) to study in the United States. By adjusting immigration provisions for these students, the Biden administration hopes to boost innovation in cutting-edge fields. Immigration-Based Reform Under the Biden Administration In the first year of the Biden administration, immigration remained a hot-button issue for politicians READ MORE READ MORE

  2. Bar on Certain F and J International Students Effective Noon Today

    At noon today, June 1, 2020, a ban on the entry into the United States of certain citizens and nationals of China took effect in accordance with a Proclamation President Trump signed on Friday, May 29, 2020. The Proclamation prevents certain Chinese nationals associated with entities in China that implement or support China’s “military-civil fusion strategy” from using entering the United States under the F or J nonimmigrant READ MORE READ MORE

  3. Immigration Agency Launches Online Reporting Portal for F-1 OPT and M-1 International Students

    The portal was developed to assist international students in the United States on student visas meet federal immigration information reporting requirements. READ MORE

  4. Inadequate and Incorrect Visa Applications, Increased State Department Scrutiny Lead to 17% Drop in Granted F-1 Student Visa Application

    The American Immigration Counsel reported a sharp, one-year decline in the number of F-1 Student Visas issued to international students. READ MORE

  5. Immigration Law Blogs (not intended to be legal advice) - Ray Lahoud, Norris McLaughlin Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, United States of America, Attorney at Law

    The Weekly Round-Up: Immigration Legislation Stalls, ICE Raids in Los Angeles, and Bangladeshi Professor Granted Temporary Stay of Deportation

    President Trump’s four-point immigration plan garnered only 39 votes in the U.S. Senate, falling well short of the necessary 60. READ MORE