If you plan to reside in the U.S. on either a temporary or a permanent basis after graduation, you may be eligible for a temporary work visa.
If your job requires that you possess a college degree, you may be eligible to change your status from OPT to H-1B temporary working status. It is best to begin your H-1B process as soon as possible. If your Employment Authorization Document expires before your application for a change of status is approved, you are probably eligible to continue working until October 1 under the “cap-gap”.
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The immigration law refers to H-1B workers, not as professionals, but as workers in “specialty occupations”. Specialty occupations include almost any job for which a university diploma, or its equivalent, in a specific field is a prerequisite for employment. Accountants, architects, attorneys, many types of business managers, computer programmers, dentists, engineers, physicians, systems analysts, and various types of business, medical and scientific workers may qualify for H-1B status. However, if you graduated with a B.A. in the humanities or social sciences, you may have difficulty in finding employment which will qualify you for H- 1B status.
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Immigration Attorney Carl Shusterman has 40+ years of experience. He served as an attorney for the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) from 1976 until 1982, when he entered private practice. He has testified as an expert witness before the US Senate Immigration Subcommittee. Carl was featured in SuperLawyers Magazine. Today, he serves as Of Counsel to JR Immigration Law Firm.