With a looming February 12, 2016 deadline for the 2008 OPT STEM rule to be vacated pursuant to court order, many international students on F-1 visas are wondering what will happen to their immigration status come February 13th. As background, on August 12, 2015, a D.C. federal judge ruled that the 2008 Department of Homeland … Read more
As expected, on Wednesday, December 5, 2012, Senate Democrats blocked consideration of a Republican bill that was passed in the House of Representatives on November 30, 2012. The bill would have given 55,000 immigrant (permanent resident) visas to foreign graduates of American universities with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The bill … Read more
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6429, the “STEM Jobs Act of 2012,” by a 245-139 vote on November 30, 2012. The bill would allocate 55,000 immigrant visas for certain foreign graduates in advanced degree programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). It would exclude students with degrees in biological and biomedical fields. … Read more
A Republican bill aimed at providing green cards for foreign graduates of American universities with advanced degrees in science and technology failed to pass in the House on September 20, 2012. The final vote was 257-158 in favor of the bill, far short of the two thirds majority needed to pass. The bill, sponsored by … Read more
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-New York) plans to introduce a bill today aimed at making an additional 55,000 green cards available annually to foreign-born graduates with Master’s degrees or higher from American universities in science, math, engineering or technology (STEM) fields. This bill is similar to another high-skilled immigration bill introduced by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) … Read more