"Since my student visa expires next year, my plan was to use my OPT, or Optional Practical Training - a temporary work authorization for international students - to stay in the US after graduation. It also has a 24-month extension, and I planned to use that time to enter the H-1B lottery to stay and work in the US. Do you have experience with the H-1B visa program?"
"I'm not sure if that's possible for me anymore. It's unclear how the visa changes will play out, but I'm worried that if I get an H-1B and eventually renew it inside the US, I might not be able to leave the country and visit my family in China. I don't want to risk there being travel restrictions where I wouldn't be able to see my family for extended periods of time."
President Donald Trump's announced $100,000 fee on new H-1B hires threatens an international student's plan to remain in the US. The student transferred to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2024 to complete a degree in data and information science on a student visa. With the visa expiring next year, the student planned to use OPT and its 24-month extension to enter the H-1B lottery and continue working. The student fears renewed H-1B status could restrict international travel and visits to family in China, prompting reconsideration of pursuing a data-science career inside the US versus seeking tech roles abroad.
Read at Business Insider
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