Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) announced on April 5, 2016, that the “University of Northern New Jersey” (“UNNJ”) had been a sting operation for the past two-and-a-half years. Run by Homeland Security Investigations Newark, UNNJ had a plausible website and an address in Cranford, New Jersey. Twenty-one persons, characterized as brokers, recruiters, and employers, were
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Overseas Travel Considerations for Employees on OPT During Cap-Gap Period
By Meredith K. Stewart on
Posted in US Immigration
What if an F-1 student must travel outside the U.S. during the cap-gap period?
OPT employment authorization and Duration of Status (D/S) are extended automatically for an F-1 student who is the beneficiary of a timely filed H-1B petition requesting change of status with a start date of October 1st. This permits an…
Next Steps after Filing H-1B Petitions for Employees in F-1 Status
By Jackson Lewis P.C. on
Posted in US Immigration
AUTHOR: Helen Pihlstrom.
Employers who have submitted cap-subject H-1B petitions should remember that additional actions may be necessary by their current employees who are working pursuant to F-1 Optional Practical Training employment authorization, or OPT. In many cases, an employee’s OPT employment authorization will expire in the spring or summer after an H-1B cap petition…
I-9 Reverification Deadline for F-1s Changing to H-1B Status Is October 1
By Anna L. Susarina on
Posted in US Immigration
October 1 marks the beginning of the fiscal year 2014 and the date when approved new cap H-1B petitions become effective. Employers are reminded that October 1 is the last day to reverify Forms I-9 for employees who switched their status from F-1 (Academic Student) to H-1B (Person in Specialty Occupation) and who have been…