US's New Move On Work Permits Likely To Benefit Indian Students With F-1 Visa: Know All About It
The United States on Monday announced premium processing of work authorisation applications for certain categories of international students. The move will likely benefit many Indian students on F-1 visas seeking temporary work directly related to their major area of study.
Who will be benefitted?
It is likely to benefit a lot of Indian students who came to study in the US STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), according to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services' statement.
"US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today the expansion of premium processing for certain F-1 students seeking Optional Practical Training (OPT) and F-1 students seeking science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) OPT extensions who have a pending Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, and wish to request a premium processing upgrade," the statement read.
When will it start?
As per the official statement, the premium processing begins on March 6 and for some other categories, it would start on April 3.
"The availability of premium processing for certain F-1 students, in addition to the ease of online filing, will streamline the immigration experience for a great many international students," USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou said in a statement.
"The ongoing expansion of online filing is a priority for USCIS as we continue to create operational efficiencies and increase access to the immigration system for stakeholders, applicants, petitioners, requestors, and those we serve."
Other details
Premium processing expansion for certain F-1 students will occur in phases, and students requesting premium processing should not file before these dates.
"USCIS will now accept Form I-907 requests filed either via paper form or online for certain F-1 students who have a pending Form I-765. This includes those filing under pre-completion OPT, post-completion OPT and 24-month extension of OPT for STEM students," Ajay Bhutoria, a community leader figure fighting for fair immigration policies, said.
Premium processing phase-wise expansion? ??
March 6: Form I-907 requests for certain F-1 students who already have a pending Form I-765 if they are filing under one of the following categories:
(c)(3)(A) ¨C Pre-Completion OPT;
(c)(3)(B) ¨C Post-Completion OPT; and
(c)(3)(C) ¨C 24-Month Extension of OPT for STEM students.
April 3: Form I-907 requests for F-1 students in the above categories when filed together with Form I-765.?
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