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This is factually incorrect. There are various work permits available to students of US universities (CPT, OPT), as well as work visas for people with degrees (
by jorgeortiz85 16y ago
This is factually incorrect. There are various work permits available to students of US universities (CPT, OPT), as well as work visas for people with degrees (H-1B, etc), but people with STEM degrees from US universities with job offers don't have a green card (permanent residency) immediately available.
- anigbrowl 16y agoMy post above is meant to summarize the changes suggested in the reform proposal, not current law. Sorry if my uae of the present tense resulted in confusion; I thought the context was obvious.
- jorgeortiz85 16y agoAh, sorry for misreading you. While I think these changes are great, they'd actually be a kind of anti-founder's visa. Entrepreneurial foreign students would be encouraged to take normal jobs to get the green card, rather than start startups. (In general you can't have a significant equity stake in a company that's sponsoring you for work, as it's considered a kind of "self-sponsorship".)
- anigbrowl 16y agoHmm, that's a good point about the equity test; although a green card rather than a visa tied to a single sponsor is a much more flexible residency document. I'm going to be asking my representatives to support this (reform in general) so I'll throw in a link to pg's essay to emphasize that possibility.