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Monthly Archives: October 2015

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DHS Issues Proposed Regulation on STEM OPT Employment

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently published for notice and comment proposed new rules relating to the STEM extension of Optional Practical Training for F-1 students. DHS undertook this regulatory process due to the ruling by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, discussed in SPS Immigration’s August 13, […]

By | 2017-09-20T17:51:04+00:00 October 26th, 2015|Categories: F-1|Comments Off on DHS Issues Proposed Regulation on STEM OPT Employment

DHS Announces Plans to Issue Regulations to Modernize the Employment-Based Green Card Process

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted a Regulatory Agenda Notice today in the Federal Register indicating that the agency will soon be issuing a proposed regulation intended to modernize certain aspects of the employment-based green card process. While the Notice provides very little detail, it does state that DHS is intending to propose […]

By | 2017-09-20T17:51:04+00:00 October 8th, 2015|Categories: Administrative Action, AOS|Comments Off on DHS Announces Plans to Issue Regulations to Modernize the Employment-Based Green Card Process