Trump May Axe OPT Program, Threatening Thousands of Indian Jobs and Visas
The April 8, 2025 bill would eliminate OPT and the STEM extension, creating immediate uncertainty despite OPT remaining…
Priya Nair is VisaVerge.com's Work Visa Correspondent, specializing in employment-based immigration — H-1B, L-1, O-1, TN, OPT, and the PERM and green-card process. She breaks down lottery odds, prevailing-wage rules, and employer obligations for the skilled professionals who navigate them every year. Priya's guides help workers and employers make confident, well-informed decisions about building a career in the United States.
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The April 8, 2025 bill would eliminate OPT and the STEM extension, creating immediate uncertainty despite OPT remaining…
OPT remains active but faces major threats in 2025: H.R. 2315 would abolish OPT; the DIGNITY Act would…
(FLORIDA) Florida universities’ hiring of foreign faculty and researchers on H-1B visas is drawing sharper attention as state…
The “55 million visa holders” assertion incorrectly equates the 53.3 million foreign-born population (CPS, January 2025) with current…
Mass tech layoffs (80,000+ through Aug 21, 2025), AI‑driven automation, and wage‑based H‑1B rules have narrowed STEM graduates’…
On August 20, 2025 the administration centralized wind and solar approvals under Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, effectively stopping…
In 2024, STEM OPT participation rose 54% to 95,384 students, while total international enrollment reached 1.58 million. International…
UAE updated work-permit system (August 2025) offers 13 permit types and faster digital processing via MoHRE and free…
As of August 18, 2025, H‑2A paperwork, high attorney fees, and slow consular appointments are causing labor shortages…
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