Can I stay in the United States to study in the United States?

How to stay in the United States for Mattel International?

First of all, what are OPT and CPT?

In the United States, there are two kinds of paid internship opportunities for students: CPT (course practical training) and OPT (optional practical training). The essence of CPT is a course of calculating credits, and many CPTs will be paid; OPT is a paid internship after graduation. But the value CPT brings to students is often not as simple as salary. Many students finally got jobs in this company through CPT opportunities. OPT is the most important step to get a work visa (H 1B). Therefore, the value of OPT to students is self-evident, which is not only an important channel to obtain H 1B, but also a rare way to accumulate work experience in the United States. OPT generally lasts 12 months, and the start time is generally within 60 days after graduation.

However, for the same student, each degree level has only one choice. In other words, after studying for a master's degree in the United States and then applying for OPT, you can't apply for OPT after OPT. And if you choose to continue reading at this time, you can continue to apply for OPT after reading.

What is STEM OPT?

In order to enable American companies to attract and recruit foreign students with professional skills and increase the global competitiveness of American companies, in 2008, the US Immigration Service announced the extension of the internship period (OPT) for international students, allowing qualified majors to include science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

The US Immigration Service has further expanded the scope of application of STEM OPT, increased the requirements of STEM OPT for employing companies and students, and increased the original extension period from 17 months to 24 months. In other words, STEM students can have a full three-year internship!

Which majors can be linked to STEM?

STEM-related majors are mostly science and engineering, which is the strength of China students. At present, there are literary and business-related majors such as financial engineering, financial mathematics, business data analysis and information management system under stem, as well as econometrics and mathematical economics newly added by STEM. Some schools' finance and marketing also belong to STEM projects, such as MIT's financial economics, Huada's mathematical finance, and Rochester's financial and market analysis. All of them belong to the STEM project, so I won't list them here. Students who need a list of STEM projects in specific institutions can receive it by private letter.

HIB visa?

H 1B quota: At present, there are only 65,000 work visas (H- 1B is capped), and 20,000 quotas are specially set for applicants who have obtained a master's degree or above in the United States (H- 1B master's degree is exempted), so they can get jobs every year. The following are the details:

Time for accepting applications: Applications for H 1B in the next fiscal year will be accepted on the first working day of April every year (generally 4/ 1) (for example, applications for H 1B in 2020 will be accepted on 20 19/4/ 1, and it is useless to submit them earlier. If the number of applications received by the Immigration Bureau exceeds the quota of the current year within five working days, it will announce the deadline for receipt and begin to prepare for the computer lottery operation. In 20 18, about 19000 people applied to compete for 85000 places, and the immigration office closed the receipt after 5 working days.

Time of drawing lots: There is no fixed official timetable, but computer drawing lots are generally conducted within 2-3 working days after the deadline for receipt.

Lottery order: computer lottery. H 1B The final scheme of the new visa process reform was announced on 20 19/ 1/3 1 and will come into effect on 20 19/4/ 1. In the new order, we will draw out these 65,000 places first, and then draw out these 20,000 places by applicants with master's degrees or above from American universities who have not drawn out.

H 1B visa validity period and unemployment grace period: a visa is valid for three years, which can be extended once, * * * six years. If the I- 140 immigration application is submitted before the fifth year of H 1B visa status, the validity of the work visa can be extended once a year before the immigration bureau makes a review decision. If the immigration application is passed, but the last step has not yet arrived, you can apply for a three-year work visa extension. If you want to continue working in the United States after the six-year visa expires, but you have not applied for permanent residence, you must leave the United States for one year before you can apply for a new work visa.

How to get EB-2/3 green card from H 1B?

Step 1: Apply for a work permit

Both EB2 and EB3 applicants need to ask their employers to apply for a PERM work permit from DOL (Ministry of Labor). To get a perm, there are several steps:

A. determine the wage decision at that time.

First, you have to get a confirmation of the general salary requirements from DOL. After submitting your job responsibilities, workplace and requirements to DOL, DOL will tell you a general salary standard, and your income must be higher than this standard.

B. Recruitment notice

At this stage, employers must complete a series of mandatory recruitment procedures to ensure that no American willing to work can be qualified for this position.

C. Fill in the ETA 9089 form

After completing the above series of work, the employer can submit the ETA 9089 form, that is, the employment permit application, to DOL.

Step 2: Fill in Form I- 140 (Application Form for Immigration of Foreign Employees).

Once your ETA 9089 is passed, your employer can start writing I- 140 for you. I- 140 mainly proves that the applicant meets the requirements for applying for a green card and that the employer has the ability to pay the salary recognized on the perm.

After I- 140 is approved, your schedule will be very long … ..

At present, the scheduling time of EB-2/3 is about 3 years. In the waiting period of more than three years, all you have is an approval notice of I- 140. If your H 1-B status expires at the time of scheduling, you can apply for an indefinite extension with the receipt of I- 140.

Step 3: Fill in the I-485 form (identity adjustment)

If you can finish it on time, congratulations! You have reached the last step of green card application! Is to submit the identity adjustment I-485 form. Once USCIS passes your I-485, you can put a shiny green card stamp on your passport and get the long-awaited green card!