4-year fixed stay for F1 students: Immigration attorney says the biggest risk is ‘booking a flight home’, warns visa holders against traveling outside US

Immigration attorney Emily Neumann said international students on F1 visa currently in the US should not travel abroad now. The Donald Trump administration finalized the 4-year fixed stay rule for international students which means students coming to the US will be allowed to stay only for four years — the duration of most of the…

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‘Sorry but I cannot offer you US visa today’: Indian student narrates F1 visa rejection. Redditors point out one mistake

Student narrates F1 visa interview rejection. Redditors point out the mistake. Getting a US visa approved at the consulate counter following a 10-minute interview could be tricky. Officers may not explicitly give a reason for the rejection, leaving applicants more confused about what they said wrong. A student took to Reddit, narrating the interview experience…

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Indians fill out every form without blinking: CEO says Americans are not lazy, they have low tolerance for meaningless paperwork

US CEO says Indians are good at unnecessary paperwork which Americans hate. Former US Merchant Marine captain John Konrad, the CEO of gCaptain, shared his experience of working in India and with Indians and said hardworking Indians or visa holders are not the problem. He said there is no doubt that Indians are hardworking but…

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’20 students got visas denied in front of me’: Indian man reveals the ‘most dreaded’ question officer asks during interview

Ahmedabad’s Hari Krishna Trivedi reveals F-1 visa interview details at Mumbai consulate. An Indian student revealed his recent experience of getting the F-1 visa at the Mumbai Consulate, as he is planning to pursue his master’s from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Ahmedabad’s Hari Krishna Trivedi, in a YouTube interview, recounted how he saw every…

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New USCIS signature rule for H-1B, Green Card: Dos and don’ts for your next immigration application

USCIS may cancel immigration applications even after processing if they find copy-pasted signatures. The US Department of Homeland Security has issued an interim rule on how it would reject applications if officers deem some signatures invalid. Published in the Federal Register on May 11, 2026, the rule gives USCIS broader authority to reject or deny…

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3 things OPT employers should check as ICE announces crackdown on 10,000 foreign students

Immigration attorney Emily Neumann explained what F-1 students and OPT employers must know as ICE announced a major crackdown on this program. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced a major crackdown on foreign students working at the Optional Practical Training program, along with their studies, and said they uncovered a major fraud going on with…

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