CPT

CPT (Curricular Practical Training) is work authorization given to students to gain practical experience in their field of study as an inegral part of their education.

March 4, 2021 Free US Immigration Community Conference Call with Rajiv (Every Other Thursday)

Immigration.com

Citizenship and Naturalization

Immigration Law

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Discussion Topics, Thursday, 04 March 2021:

 

FAQ's: How to deal with H-1B employer paying salary less than required || Green Card Renewal - Do I have to be employed in a similar job? 


Other Topics: Downgrading from EB-2 to EB-3: Interview process, job responsibility, wages and period of time to change jobs || | If approved EB-1C and GC (consular processing): Impact of delay to move to the US || AOS versus NVC processing for family members in different status  || Upgrading to premium processing, while service correction to I-140 pending/options if, spouse moves to EB-3  || Documents required for parents GC  || Spouses changing from EB-2 to EB-3 with a new law firm and service center  || Maintaining status  || Impact of H-4 EAD expiring on spouses  || Time estimate for pending asylum review  || Impact of moving to a new office branch with AOS pending  || Parent on I-140: Impact on 19-year-old son and CSPA  ||  Green Card through Brother or Sister

US Immigration, Rajiv in Q&A with Yudi (H-1B, CPT, OPT, Visa Ban, Citizenship​, Greencard)

***President Biden has revoked the Trump Visa Ban IN RELATION TO GREEN CARD PROCESSING ONLY. It should be effective today, Feb 24, 2121. It might take a few days for this to be fully implemented, but the consulates will still operate under the COVID precautions needed locally.

***OPT Students. Rajiv has sent a letter based upon the difficulties he has been asked to address in the last two weeks.

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April 18, 2019, Recording of Free Community Conference Call (Every Other Thursday)

Immigration.com

Citizenship and Naturalization

Green Card

Substantial transcription for video

Discussion Topics, Thursday, 18 April 2019:

FAQ: Multiple years of CPT|| Options to stay in the USA after expiration of H-1B ||How to get H-1B approved for three years, not shorter duration ||Issues related to tourist visa/business visa (B-1-B-2) extensions ||

Other: H4 EAD expiration ||Green card interview for inter-filing cases ||Stay in the USA while I 485 pending||limitations on working beyond 240 days on H-1B extension pending ||How is the priority date determined? ||The law on Supplement J||Delay in getting physical green card after approval ||What can trigger deportation?||N – 400, naturalization issues

Nov 8, 2018, Recording of Free Community Conference Call (Every Other Thursday)

Immigration.com

Citizenship and Naturalization

Substantial transcription for video

FAQ's

Impact of unlawful presence || Unlawful presence for minors ||How can I downgrade from EB2 to EB3 and the consequences || Traveling abroad while H4 EAD is pending || Filing change of address || Starting business while on student visa || Being without a job on AC21 || Citizenship for employees of consulting companies who have projects in different cities after green card || The new restriction on 12 months of CPT OPT combined – – consequences of H-1B denial on OPT || Not worked for green card sponsoring company – – fraud implication for naturalization/citizenship ||

Other

Applying for a visa || Details of applying for a spouse based green card || Cancellation of visa at the airport || Applying for H1 visa || Quitting green card job after getting green card || quarter exemption scratch that H-1B quota exemption || CSPA || Applying for H4 visa while H one extension is still pending

Rajiv's Comments in The Daily Californian - Trump administration proposes four-year limit on international student visas | National Open Primary tabs configuration options Primary tabs

Published by: The Daily Californian -  September 04, 2025
https://shorturl.at/jquuv

Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv in the article:

Approximately 2.1 million foreign students are enrolled in an F, J, or I program, with an estimated 414,000 individuals requesting extensions annually, as reported by the Law Offices of Rajiv S. Khanna.

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