April 5, 2008 by Bradley Maged.

According to a USCIS Press Release:  “U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it will not reject an H-1B petition that is subject to the fiscal year 2009 cap solely on the grounds that it was received at the wrong service center (e.g., the petition may have been inadvertently mailed to the California Service Center instead of the Vermont Service Center or vice versa).”

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April 5, 2008 by Bradley Maged.

USCIS has released a Questions and Answers regarding its new rule allowing the extension of the Optional Practical Training Program for qualified students.

This is a limited benefit because in order to qualify, the employer must participate in E-Verify and the beneficiary must have a bachelor, master or doctorate degree in a STEM field.  Nevertheless, it’s certainly better than nothing.

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