Seeking Advice on Employer Obligations for Hiring a Post-Completion F-1 Visa Holder

[shrajas]

I am an F-1 student who will be joining a startup next month. However, the team has never hired anyone on an F-1 visa before, and they are not familiar with the specific steps required by USCIS and F-1 regulations for onboarding. While they have completed e-verification, they are uncertain about whether...

[saberxyz]

Is it possible for F2 to travel to home country and comeback to US with expired F1-stamp but active status. F2-stamp is good as well.

[avani.jjain]

Hi, I am USA citizen and planning to file GC for my parents. Meanwhile my brother is planning to come on student visa. Should I wait for my parents GC until he gets student visa? Will officer know that my parents GC application is submitted and affect my brothers student visa? I am planning to file...

[Tanveer_Kapoor]

Hello,

I have enter USA on tourist visa (B1\B2) in 2014 (Valid till 2024) and did status change to student visa (F1) (i94 shows Admit until 03-31-2015) (i797C I-539 received 03-19-2015) (I-797A Receipt date 03-23-2015 Notice date 12-042015Valid from 12-12-2015) (Will my duration will consider...

[inter_student]

Hello everyone.

So I am an international student on OPT and I need to renew my Visa in my home country (currently in the US).

When filling up the DS-160 form I answered the question "Are you or have you ever been a drug abuser or addict?" with yes and explained....

[root123]

I am out of the country from September 2021, but I have a valid Job and a residential address in the USA and submitting my stem opt reporting on time to my DSO and I could see the same in my SEVIS portal. I planned to come to the USA in December 2021 but I couldn't come back for some personal reasons...

[ArvKumar07]

I am a recent graduate from Northeastern University, Boston, and currently on my Post-OPT status, and awaiting my EAD approval. My EAD starts on August 15, 2022. My query is, how long am I eligible to stay in the US once my EAD starts if am unable to seek the right Job?...

[janeaustin08]

So, I had previously applied for a B1 visa through my previous employer for a client visit. The visa was approved and I was given a visa for 3 months. Unfornutaley, I didn't get to travel that time because the client changed their mind later. The validity of my B1 visa has already expired.
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[srinivasraman18]

Hi All,

I am from India and was recently denied a Student F1 Visa to USA. The rejection seems very random to be honest. I am going to pursue my master's at the University of California San Diego which is ranked #4 for computer science. I had quit my job one month prior to the interview...

[niranjan23d]

Hello, I am in a really serious predicament here, and any advice would be helpful. Please read:

1. Jan/Feb 2021 - Tried to Apply for H1 lottery - got into it, filed petition in June
2. Found another job in July 2021 and went to Company B.
3. Company A's H1B got approved in August 2021 but I am working

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[shiva2710]

Hi All,
I have a question regarding my wife's India travel.
She was in F1 visa which is stamped till Dec 2022 in the passport. Her status has been changed recently to the H4 visa. My question is since her passport has F1 visa stamped till Dec 22, would she able to travel to India in July/Aug...

[RasikaPM]

Hi, My question is - if I start studying masters on F2 visa and complete it with same visa status(F2) or H4 then I apply for H1B lottery would I go under master's cap or no?
Please note that I am not talking about full time masters. I am talking about part time masters....

[utsav1234]

I came back from Penn State University, PA to Delhi, India before my 90-day unemployment expired in May 2019. But due to covid, I wasn't able to pay my last 3-month rent(Total: $1670) at the student housing and was also eligible and cashed in all the 3 stimulus packages given by the government. Now...

[polar_bear]

Hi, I am applying for a US visa for the second time (first time rejected with 214b reason). I used Aadhar number as my National identification id the first time. However, now I've found that Indians should select "Does not apply" for this question. For my second application, should I stick...

[kenadamsformobc]

Hi,
I am filling out my ds160 for MS in USA, and it asks for all the education credentials that i have done in the past. Last year i started a part time distance education PG diploma which will be completed in May this year. Now, I have not mentioned this diploma while applying to the universities,...