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STEM Workers Granted Extended Employment Authorization Period https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security.svg_.png 2000 1994 Josie Gonzalez Josie Gonzalez https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8a42476a63f630115849e208299ab5ce?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 27, 2016 June 4, 2019

Josie Gonzalez
April 27, 2016

STEM Workers Granted Extended Employment Authorization Period

Originally published March 18, 2016 On March 11, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a regulation that extends the period of work authorization from its current 17-month period to 24 months for foreign students who will be employed in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) occupations by U.S. companies that participate in E-Verify.…

Employer Alerts – Spring 2016 https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/compass-2646437_960_720.jpg 910 720 Andrew Grzegorek Andrew Grzegorek https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/04e1b23b6e5b9057556a3c6cabe3c843?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 27, 2016 June 4, 2019

Andrew Grzegorek
April 27, 2016

Employer Alerts – Spring 2016

H-1B Cap Season in Full Swing The H-1B filing window for fiscal year 2017 is set to open on April 1, 2016, much to the delight of many would-be H-1B workers with offers of employment in the United States. A total of 85,000 H-1B visas are available under the cap; 20,000 of which are set…