Answer: A reentry permit is needed if a GC holder is out of the U.S. for a year or more. The GC is the proper document for reentry if the trip is less than a year. However, if there is any chance that the trip could...
Answer: If a school operates on a trimester or quarter calendar, a student in F-1 status can take a vacation once a year during any trimester or quarter, after s/he has completed at least one full academic year. Therefore, you need to wait until you have...
... I applied for and obtained OPT authorization. My employer filed my H1B petition under the masters' quota, based on my degree. However, the USCIS issued a notice of intent to deny because my degree did not qualify for an exemption from the annual limitation...
... decision from the USCIS, stating that I exceeded the maximum 90-day unemployment limitation because I worked for several months as an unpaid intern. I was very surprised to receive this decision because my DSO assured me that unpaid internship is one of the permissible...
... My OPT was approved until December this year. I moved to a new employer and told my former employer that I no longer wished to be sponsored for H1B. Therefore, I thought that my H1B petition would be withdrawn. In late October, however, I...
... My initial period of 12-months on OPT has just ended, but I am still working on my thesis, which I need to complete before I am able to receive my diploma. I understand that I was able to qualify for the initial OPT period...
... of my graduation requirements and will not be able to graduate until the end of the next semester. I immediately checked the status of my OPT online, and it says that my OPT has just been approved. Is my OPT approval still valid? What...
... and obtain authorization to drop below the full course load in the last semester if I do not need to be enrolled full time in order to graduate. I plan to move in with my sister who lives in a different state during my...
... I was seven months pregnant and, due to complications, had to be on bed rest for a few weeks. After that I had my baby and am only now starting to contact prospective employers again. Will the 90-day unemployment limitation apply to me even...
... I was issued a Form I-515A by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with instructions to mail it to Students and Exchange Visitors Program (SEVP) with the required documents within 30 days. I forgot to do it and it is now 32nd day since my...
