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Employment authorizations through USCIS are experiencing delays. Students may submit a request for a case outside normal processing time with USCIS.
H-1B Lottery Results
If you are seeking the status of your H-1B petition, have your petition’s receipt number available and please contact USCIS at 1-800-375-5283, or log onto the USCIS Web page and click “Check Your Case Status” for the latest information on your petition. USCIS manages the H-1B program and is best equipped to answer your questions, not the ISSC.
If you have access to the SEVP Portal and are able to see information on end dates, and if your end date for your OPT was extended to 09/30/2019, it is likely you have made the H-1B lottery.
If this is the case, you can ask your attorney who filed the H-1B petition for you whether they have received any information about its status. You will need the receipt number from your attorney in order to check the status with USCIS. If they have not received it yet, please wait until they do so you can check its status.
The ISSC website has instructions regarding how to request a cap-gap I-20 in the event your OPT is ending soon. This will allow you to extend your work authorization until your attorney informs you of making the lottery, H-1B approval or denial.
Also, we highly suggest that students eligible for a STEM extention submit the application before your Post-OPT ends, if you have not done so already, as a back-up plan if you do not make the lottery or if your H-1B case gets denied.
As an F-1 or J-1 international student, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) provides a variety of opportunities to be employed in the United States during and after the completion of a degree. Students must obtain the appropriate work authorization type before commencing employment. Failing to receive proper work authorization is a serious violation of your F-1 or J-1 student status.
OPT is an employment authorization benefit for F-1 students to gain practical experience in their field of study by working off campus for a total of 12 months.
Thursday, Sept. 5 | 3 — 4 p.m. |
Tuesday, Sept. 10 | 2 — 3 p.m. |
Thursday, Sept. 12 | 3 — 4 p.m. |
Wednesday, Sept. 18 | 2 — 3 p.m. |
Friday, Sept. 20 | 2 — 3 p.m. |
Tuesday, Oct. 1 | 2 — 3 p.m. |
Thursday, Oct. 10 | 3 — 4 p.m. |
Friday, Nov. 1 | 2 — 3 p.m. |
Thursday, Nov 14 | 3 — 4 p.m. |
Tuesday, Sept.3 | 3 — 4 p.m. |
Friday, Sept. 13 | 3 — 4 p.m. |
Wednesday, Sept. 18 | 12 — 1 p.m. |
Wednesday, Oct. 2 | 3 — 4 p.m. |
Tuesday, Oct. 8 | 3 — 4 p.m. |
Tuesday, Nov. 5 | 3:30 — 4:30 p.m. |
Tuesday, Nov 19 | 3 — 4 p.m. |
Wednesday, Sept. 4 | 3 — 4 p.m. |
Tuesday, Sept. 17 | 2 — 3 p.m. |
Thursday, Sept. 26 | 2 — 3 p.m. |
Wednesday, Oct. 9 | 2 — 3 p.m. |
Thursday, Nov 7 | 2 — 3 p.m. (in FAB S331C) |
Thursday, Nov. 21 | 2 — 3 p.m. |
Thursday, Sept. 5 | 3 — 4 p.m. |
Wednesday, Sept. 11 | 2 — 3 p.m. |
Monday, Sept. 16 | 2 — 3 p.m. |
Monday, Sept. 30 | 3 — 4 p.m. |
Tuesday, Oct. 1 | 3 — 4 p.m. |
Thursday, Oct. 10 | 2 — 3 p.m. |
Thursday, Oct. 31 | 3 — 4 p.m. |
Thursday, Nov. 14 | 3 — 4 p.m. |
CPT is an off-campus employment authorization benefit for F-1 students who must complete a required internship for their current degree program.
Wednesday, Sept. 11 | 2 — 3 p.m. |
Wednesday, Oct. 9 | 2 — 3 p.m. |
Friday, Nov 15 | 2 — 3 p.m. |
Tuesday, Sept. 3 | 2 — 3 p.m. |
Wednesday, Oct. 2 | 2 — 3 p.m. |
Tuesday, Nov 5 | 2:30 — 3:30 p.m. |
Wednesday, Sept. 4 | 2 — 3 p.m. |
Wednesday, Oct. 9 | 3 — 4 p.m. |
Thursday, Nov 7 | 3 — 4 p.m. (in FAB S331C) |
Thursday, Sept. 5 | 2 — 3 p.m. |
Monday, Sept. 30 | 2 — 3 p.m. |
Thursday, Nov 14 | 3 — 4 p.m. |
These workshops are designed to provide students with information about H-1B and other visa options beyond Optional Practical Training. These presentations will be given by local attorneys.
Friday, Sept 20 | 4 — 5 p.m. |
Friday, Oct.18 | 4 — 5 p.m. |