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GENERAL INFORMATION


* Education USA: Your Guide to U.S. Higher Education (State Department)
* Student Visas (USCIS)
* How Do I Become an Academic Student in the United States? (USCIS)
* How Do I Become a Vocational Student in the United States? (USCIS)

RECENT UNIVERSITY GRADUATES

Graduation day is approaching and you've finally made it. You are about to receive your diploma and go out into the working world. You and your classmates are competing for the best jobs, but you feel at a disadvantage because you are not a U.S. citizen or even a green card holder. How are you supposed to navigate through the strange new world of immigration laws and procedures?

This is a practical guide for foreign-born students about to graduate from universities in the U.S.:

* Practical Training
* Temporary Working Visas: Who is Eligible?
* Procedure to Obtain H-1B Status
* Numerical Limitation
* Family Members
* Duration of H-1B Status
* Applying for Permanent Residence
* Employment-Based Immigration
* What is PERM?
* Alternatives to Labor Certification
* Getting Your Green Card

EMPLOYMENT FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS


* Judge Rejects Student Visa Injunction Sought by H-1B Opponents (8-07-08)
* Opponents Challenge OPT Extension Rule in Court (5-31-08)
* Supplemental Questions & Answers: Extension of Optional Training Program for Qualified Students (5-23-08)
* Optional Practical Training (OPT) Regulations (4-08-08)
* Updates to Post-Completion Optional Practical Training - 30 Pages (4-25-08)
* USCIS to Allow F-1 Students Opportunity to Request Change of Status (4-18-08)
* Questions and Answers: Extension of Optional Practical Training Program for Qualified Students (4-10-08)
* STEM Designated Degree Programs (ICE) - Effective date: April 8, 2008
* OPT Regulations FAQ (USCIS) - (4-04-08)
* USCIS Announces Increase from 12 to 29 Months for OPT for "Certain" Students (4-04-08)
* Classification of Instructional Programs: 2000 Edition - National Center for Educational Statistics - U.S. Department of Education (5-24-02)
* Social Security For Students

GUIDES TO STUDYING IN THE U.S.


* International Education Service
* Institute of International Education
* International Student Organization
* Kaplan
* Princeton Review
* U.S. Journal of Academics

SEVIS - Student & Exchange Visitor Information System


* Student and Exchange Visitor Program (ICE)
* NAFSA's SEVP/SEVIS Information Pages
* SEVP Approved Schools (5-4-09)
* INS's Final SEVIS Regulations (12-11-02)
* Interim Student and Exchange Authentification System (ISEAS) - DOS Regulations (9-18-02)

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