Day: March 11, 2020

Forbes: USCIS improperly denied an H-1B petition

Forbes: USCIS improperly denied an H-1B petition US Magistrate Judge L. Patrick Auld has ruled that US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) improperly denied an H-1B petition after USCIS claimed the position did not qualify as a “specialty occupation.” Stuart Anderson, senior contributor at Forbes, writes that this ruling is the “first known case where a federal judge …

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Feds relax online education rules for international students amid coronavirus threat

Feds relax online education rules for international students amid coronavirus threat A federal program overseeing international students in the U.S. said it will be flexible with its oversight requirements as the global coronavirus outbreak causes colleges to make classes remote. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) sent participating colleges and …

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