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Many F-1 visa students would like to gain applied
work experience in this country after graduation. The F-1 student
visa allows a graduate to apply for one year of Optional Practical
Training (OPT) after each degree that a student earns beginning
with the bachelor's. (Each degree after the bachelor's must
be a higher degree than the previous one). Check with Campus
International advisors for the regulations and procedures.
Please note that OPT must be applied for BEFORE the end of your
authorized period of study.
If an F-1 Visa graduate obtains a one year position,
there is the possibility that the company or organization that
the OPT student is working for would sponsor that person for
an H1-B visa which would allow that person to continue working
for that company for another three to six years.
- F-1 Students! Be aware that many companies do not want to
interview F-1 students because they know that you only have
one year of practical training and do not want to sponsor H1-B
Visas for many reasons. You must pay close attention to what
companies will interview F-1's. The companies make the decision
and not the Career Services Center.
- There are some website that list companies that have sponsored
H-1B visas:
- foreignMBA.com
– this site lists more than 70 employers that have a history
of hiring MBA's.
- www.ins.usdoj.gov
– good place for international job seekers to start. This
report lists the names of over 100 companies that had more
than 60 INS-approved petitions in 1999-2000.
- H1
Visa Jobs- Database of 20,000 American firms
that offered jobs with sponsorship for h1 visa in 2000.
- Password Required:
Username: users@marquette.eduOCT2007
Password: users
- The number of H-1B visa's allowed by the government was greatly
reduced in 2004.
- H1-B visas must be sponsored by the employer you are working
for (or will be hired to work for) and ends when you terminate
employment with that company.
- H1-B visas are not transferable to other companies or organizations.
- Many employers do not want to sponsor H1-B visas for the
following easons :
- They are unfamiliar with the process and know that hiring
an American is much easier. Therefore, it helps if the international
student knows the process and can explain the steps
in detail.
** Please note that the employer does NOT have to prove
that there is no American available to do the H1-B position.
This stipulation applies to the green card.
- Fear that the international student will sooner or later
want to return to the home country. Training costs employers.
(One ompany recently disclosed that the hiring and training
of one employees costs upwards of $8,000)
- Lack of top language skills. Many employers expect employees
to have excellent communication skills. Even though international
students can speak and write English, it is often not at
the standard that employers desire.
- Some employers feel that by issuing H1-B visas, they are
depriving Americans of positions. Therefore the international
student must be able to explain that the government allows
a specific number of H1-B visas to be issued each year and
that if avisa is not issued to you, it will go to another
student for another company.
- Since you have the opportunity for Curricular Practical Training
(CPT), take advantage of it as students are more competitive
if they have had one or two internships. The more experience
you have, the more interested employers will be. In 2000 one
report showed that 53% of international students who were in
an internship were offered full-time employment from their company.
- Sell yourself! Let employers know your skills and what challenges
you have overcome by studying abroad. Talk about determination,
resourcefulness, hard work, dedication, ability to adjust and
be flexible etc.
- Broaden the area in which you can seek a position. In other
words, consider a job that is related to your major but not
your dream career position. For example, if you have an Information
Technology degree and want to do web development, consider other
positions in IT.
- Develop an excellent American resume. In general, American
resumes contain information that talk about your ability, skills
and experience to do a certain job. Employers cannot ask questions
that go beyond your ability to do a job. For examples, you should
not put personal informationon the resume like your age, race
or your parents' occupations. These have no pertinence to your
ability to carry out a position.
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