{"id":1463,"date":"2022-03-28T15:09:02","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T15:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/?p=1463"},"modified":"2022-03-28T15:09:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T15:09:02","slug":"policy-changes-aim-to-expand-opportunities-for-foreign-stem-graduates-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/policy-changes-aim-to-expand-opportunities-for-foreign-stem-graduates-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy Changes Aim to Expand Opportunities for Foreign STEM Graduates, Others"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Recognizing the importance of<strong> Foreign STEM<\/strong> (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) graduates to the <strong>U.S. economy.<\/strong> The Biden Government has made <strong>three policy changes<\/strong> that extend eligibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>The changes are as per the following:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Adding <strong>22 new degree fields <\/strong>to the STEM list so that more <strong>F-1 graduates <\/strong>can qualify for three years. Rather than one year, of <strong>optional practical training (OPT);<\/strong><\/li><li>Making<strong> STEM students<\/strong> in J-1 exchange visitor status moreover eligible for <strong>36 months<\/strong> of OPT up from 18 months; and<\/li><li>Broadening eligibility for National Interest Waiver Immigrant (NIW) visas for those in <strong>STEM fields<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The new degree programs added to the <strong>STEM list <\/strong>include academic fields. For example, bioenergy, human-centered technology design, climate science,<strong> mathematical economics<\/strong>, data visualization. Also, different analytics fields previously not considered to be STEM fields: business analytics, financial analytics, and data analytics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Foreign STEM Graduates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Granting <strong>F-1 and J-1 students<\/strong>, a large number of whom graduate with Ph.D. degrees, more OPT provides them more time to make significant commitments to <strong>U.S. companies<\/strong>, colleges, and non-profit institutions. Moreover, realizing that this amount of training is available makes choosing U.S. colleges and universities more attractive. It also reduces the &#8220;brain drain&#8221; in the<strong> United States<\/strong>. Students who get advanced training in this nation and become more established in this nation will be less likely to want to leave and bring their earned expertise to <strong>different nations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To keep them in the United States, however, these students need a way to <strong>H-1B visas <\/strong>or permanent residence (<strong>\u201cgreen cards\u201d<\/strong>). The three years of STEM training give a few students more chances to &#8220;win&#8221; the <strong>H-1B lottery<\/strong>. Explaining how the news can be used by STEM graduates to gain legal permanent residence, without having to do a labor test to prove their employment will not adversely affect<strong> U.S. workers<\/strong>, also breaks down barriers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-right\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/uscis-expands-credit-card-payment-pilot-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">USCIS Expands Credit Card Payment Pilot Program<\/span><\/a>]<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>To get an NIW, a candidate should demonstrate <strong>three factors:<\/strong> 1) show that the proposed endeavor has both substantial merit and national importance; 2) show that the candidate is <strong>well-positioned<\/strong> to advance the endeavor; and 3) show that it would be beneficial to the United States to waive a job offer and, thus, the <strong>labor market tes<\/strong>t. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To meet the third factor, the new policy \u201crecognizes the importance of progress in <strong>STEM fields<\/strong>. And the essential role of people with advanced <strong>STEM degrees <\/strong>in fostering this progress. Particularly in focused critical and emerging technologies or other <strong>STEM areas<\/strong> important to U.S. competitiveness or national security&#8221;. Adding <strong>22 new STEM fields<\/strong> potentially expands eligibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recognizing the importance of Foreign STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) graduates to the U.S&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1322,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[57],"tags":[1268,146,1412,1411,4,221,131,180,400,1235,908,1414,735,133,99],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Policy Changes Aim to Expand Opportunities for Foreign STEM Graduates<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Recognizing the importance of foreign STEM graduates to the U.S. economy, the Biden has made three policy changes that extend eligibility.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, 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