To increase the contribution of non-immigrant students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (stem), and support economic growth and innovation, the security department of Homeland United States (DHS) on Friday announced that 22 new subjects have been added to an optional practical training program STEM (OPT) for international students.
International students about F-1 visas at US universities are eligible for OPT, which is a temporary employment opportunity in the Petitioner’s main study.
While all international students can submit an application to receive up to 12 months of work selection authorization before completing their academic studies (pre-completion) and / or after completing their studies (post-solving), the STEM OPT program allows F-1 students to produce scholars, sir or a doctorate in certain fields to remain in the United States up to 36 months to work in their field of study.
Choice is a very popular route for Indian students to work in the US after their studies and, according to the open door survey in November 2020, which tracks international student numbers, there are 81,173 Indian students registered for the OPT program.
However, the open door report in November 2021 did not track the latest figures of Indian students when choosing.
Adding 22 fields of study will ensure the US economic benefits of students who produce degrees in the United States in the field of competitive stems, according to DHS release.
Information about the field of new studies will be communicated to schools and students through the notification of federal registers.
22 The new field of study is bioenergy, general forestry, production and management of forest resources, human-centered technology design, cloud computing, anthrozoology, climate science, earth science, economic science and computer science, geography studies, geobiology, geography and the environment, Mathematics economics, mathematics and atmospheric and ocean science, general data science, general data analysis, business analysis, data visualization, financial analysis, other data analytics, industrial and organizational psychology, research methodology and quantitative methods.
“Stem innovation allows us to solve the complex challenges we face today and make a difference in how we secure and protect our country,” said Secretary DHS Mayorkas.
“Through the opportunities for education and training stem, DHS expands the number and diversity of students who are superior in parent education and contribute to the US economy.” DHS also updates and publishes US Citizenship and Immigration Manual Manual Guidelines for US (USCIS).
USCIS updates the guidelines for clarifying how graduates and certain stem entrepreneurs can use the neglect of national interests for the classification of work-based immigrant visas as an advanced non-citizen or non-national non-citizen.
Certain non-citizens with advanced levels or extraordinary abilities can submit their own petitions for work-based immigrant visas classification, without testing the labor market and obtaining certification from the US Department of Labor, if USCIS determines the neglect of labor market tests in national interests.
Updated guides clarifying how to use the program, make it easier for non-citizens with the skills needed, such as graduates and stickers, to start the path to get the status of legitimate remains in the United States.
USCIS also issued a policy manual update related to non-immigrant O-1A status for non-residential abilities in the fields of science, art, education, business, or athletics.
This update explains how USCIS determines the feasibility of the O-1A applicant and, for the first time, provides an example of evidence that might meet the criteria, including those who work in the parent field.