Guestbook Entry for Shashi, United States
Name
Shashi
Country
United States
State
DE
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I-140, Education Foreign Degree Equivalence
The applicant completed a three-year Diploma in Computer Engineering from an accredited institution in India (Government Polytechnic Mumbai). The applicant was then directly admitted to the second year Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) program at an advanced level and completed the four-year degree B.E. program.
We provided several items of evidence that indicated that the applicant had attained the foreign equivalent of a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from an accredited U.S. college or university.
The I-140 was approved.
Profession/Occupation
Green Card
Guestbook Entry for Irtaza, United States
Name
Irtaza
Country
United States
State
Viriginia
New SEVP-Certified School Locator for Foreign Students
Only schools that are certified by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program are authorized to accept international students.
Please check the link "Study in the States" to know more.
Rajiv's Comments in The Times of India - DHS regulation seeks to tighten stay for international students and removes flexibility in pursuing educational courses
Published by: The Times of India - August 29, 2025
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/dhs-regulation-seeks-to-tighten…
Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv in the article:
Guestbook Entry for Guillermo Roman, United States
Name
Guillermo Roman
Country
United States
State
Illinois
New SEVP-Certified School Locator for Foreign Students
Only schools that are certified by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program are authorized to accept international students. You can use this page to make sure the school you are interested in is certified.
FIND AN SEVP-CERTIFIED SCHOOL
Guestbook Entry for Bharath R, United States
Name
Bharath R
Country
United States
State
OH
Guestbook Entry for Hetvi Patel, United States
Name
Hetvi Patel
Country
United States
State
Tx
Guestbook Entry for Inayat Khosla, United States
Name
Inayat Khosla
Country
United States
State
NY
Guestbook Entry for Jaydip Sen, United States
Name
Jaydip Sen
Country
United States
State
Kansas
MTR approved by DOL on engineering issue
USDOL had denied a series of cases for many employers represented by various law firms. The ground of denial was that when "engineering" was one of the acceptable majors for an IT job, that created too much ambiguity for a case to be approved. DOL stated that there are fields of engineering, such as Agricultural Engineering, which are clearly inapplicable to IT positions.
This ruling had become a nation wide issue.
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Agency
Green Card
Guestbook Entry for Nizam A, United States
Name
Nizam A
Country
United States
State
IL
Guestbook Entry for Sandeep, United States
Name
Sandeep
Country
United States
State
Virginia
USCIS Releases Policy Memo on 17-Month Extension of Post-Completion OPT for F-1 Students Enrolled in STEM Degree Programs
- USCIS interim memo clarifying the eligibility requirements for a 17-month extension of Post-Completion OPT for F-1 students enrolled in STEM degree programs. Comments accepted until 11/1/13 and memo is in effect until further notice.
Please check the attached memo.
ICE Proposes Changes to International Student Programs
WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is proposing changes to the requirements governing its Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) that are intended to improve management of international student programs and increase opportunities for study by spouses and children of nonimmigrant students.
DHS Announces Expansion of Cyber Student Volunteer Initiative
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the launch of the 2014 Secretary’s Honors Program (SHP) Cyber Student Volunteer Initiative for college students. Through the program, more than 100 unpaid student volunteer assignments will be available to support DHS’ cyber mission at local DHS field offices in over 60 locations across the country.
Engineers
The category of Engineers includes several different types of engineers.
Profession/Occupation
Adjustment of Status, Form I-130, Form I-485, ESTA, Fraud/Misrepresentation, Waiver
We have received a particularly remarkable green card approval a few weeks ago. USCIS alleged fraud and denied the green card where the spouse of a US citizen had entered the US on visa waiver and then applied for Adjustment of Status (AOS) within a few days after entry. We were retained once the green card had been denied. The allegations of fraud or misrepresentation are particularly troublesome because they operate as a PERMANENT bar against immigration. There is a narrowly tailored waiver available, but it can be difficult to obtain.
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Green Card AOS Approved
Nonimmigrant Visas
Profession/Occupation
Green Card
Immigration Law
Radio Show, 2014, March 26 Discussing: immigration reform, applying for parents and student visa/status difference
Profession/Occupation
Nonimmigrant Visas
Immigration Law
GAO Report on Student and Exchange Visitor Program
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has not identified or assessed fraud or noncompliance risks posed by schools that recommend and foreign students approved for optional practical training (OPT), in accordance with DHS risk management guidance.
Guestbook Entry for Vishnu, United States
Name
Vishnu
Country
United States
State
Texas
SEVP deploys new class of field representatives to work with US schools hosting international students
WASHINGTON — The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) deployed 14 additional field representatives to territories across the country this week. The field representatives serve as liaisons between the nearly 9,000 U.S. schools that enroll international students and SEVP. The program, housed within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), certifies schools to enroll international students and protects national security by overseeing those students for compliance with U.S. laws.