Professional Development: U.S. Immigration & Visa Options for International Researchers

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Foreign national researchers face challenges in navigating their employment opportunities and career path in the United States due to visa and immigration-related issues. This session will review and discuss the temporary visa options open to them, including the F-1 OPT, the J-1 Research Scholar Visa, and the H-1B.
We will also review other issues associated with these visas, including the two year home residence requirement associated with the J-1 Visa and the process for obtaining a waiver as needed.
Other aspects of the discussion will include looking at the options and avenues that this population faces as their career progresses, advances in terms of visa transition, and how they can build their CV/Resume for purposes of strengthening a case for permanent residency from bot...