November 5, 2025
SEVP Site Visits: What Employers and Students Should Know
Although historically rare, SEVP site visits are now…
November 5, 2025
Canada as an Alternative Visa Destination
Given the increasingly strict immigration landscape, many…
October 27, 2025
Impact of the New H-1B Fee on Higher Education
Despite government claims the H-1B fee gives American born…
October 14, 2025
STEM OPT Application: Dos and Don’ts
The STEM OPT program lets F-1 students earning degrees in…
May 19, 2025
DHS Terminating Status of Some OPT Visa Holders
Immigration authorities have begun terminating some OPT…
August 28, 2024
USCIS Policy Manual Update to OPT Eligibility for STEM Fields
USCIS updated their Policy Manual for OPT eligibility for…
August 3, 2024
DHS Site Visits Increase for STEM OPTs
ILBSG is seeing an increase in DHS site visits for STEM OPT…
February 21, 2024
Our Perspective: STEM OPT RFEs, NOIDs, and Denials
RFEs and NOIDs are being issued more commonly for some STEM…
October 5, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court Declines STEM OPT Case
The U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to hear a…
July 17, 2023
New STEM Fields Added to OPT Foreign Student Work Program
An additional eight degrees are added to the list as…










