By: ISSS Staff – 2024/12/19 DHS Announces H-1B Modernization Final Rule on December 18, 2024, Effective on January 17, 2025 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a H1B Modernization final rule on December 18, 2024. This H1B Modernization Final Rule aims to streamline the H1B review and approval process, to improve the integrity and oversight…
By: International Student & Scholar Services Hugo Leo (left) at the 2019 Penn Indonesia Conference, hosted in November 2019 at Perry World House. As part of Penn Global Week, during which we recognize and celebrate members of our community who make Penn a global campus, we interviewed Hugo Leo, a Wharton/SAS junior from Indonesia. In addition…
By: ISSS What is Curricular Practical Training? Curricular Practical Training (CPT) is a type of work authorization for students in F-1 status where the work serves as an integral part of a student’s academic program and an established curriculum. CPT provides students with an opportunity to further their academic experience with hands-on training that is…
By: ISSS Unauthorized Employment for Students A foreign student studying in the United States is subject to specific and strict requirements as a condition of obtaining F-1 or J-1 status. Failure to follow legal requirements can lead to status violations, which can lead to serious consequences for many international students. Foreign national students must stay…
By: ISSS Effective, December 28, 2017, the US Embassy and Ankara and the Consulate General in Istanbul have normal NIV interviews and are opening additional appointments. This applies to ALL non-immigrant visa categories. For more information, please see: https://tr.usembassy.gov/visas/nonimmigrant-visas/
By: ISSS The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) has launched the SEVP Portal for F-1 students participating in post-completion optional practical training (OPT). To ensure the data integrity between iPenn and SEVIS, students should continue to do all of their reporting in iPenn to avoid issues with out-of-sync data between two systems. The SEVP portal is…