Employment Session / H1-B Visa Information Session
1) Volunteering Information Session
Mark Rhoads, an immigration attorney from McCandlish Holton, LLP, will provide a free information session about the risks involved with volunteering (as in internships without academic credit while you are enrolled in an academic program). If you are interested in learning about U.S. labor and immigration regulations pertaining to volunteering, we invite you to attend this information session!
Mr. Rhoads will highlight why international students should obtain employment authorization for some of the volunteer opportunities in today’s U.S. job market.
This session will be followed by an H-1B visa workshop.
When: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2013 from 2:30-3:00 pm
Where: Mary Graydon Center 247
RSVP: here
2) H-1B Information Session
Mark Rhoads, an immigration attorney from McCandlish Holton, LLP, will provide a free information session about the H-1B and other work visas. If you have questions about the transition from student to work visa, we invite you to attend this information session!
Mr. Rhoads will answer the following questions (among others):
- When can you apply for an H-1B visa?
- What does your employer do in the process?
- How do you transition from student to work visa?
- How long can you work in the US on an H-1B visa?
- How do you move to permanent residence from H-1B visa?
When: Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013 from 3:00-4:00 pm
Where: Mary Graydon Center 247
RSVP by March 29th: here
Light refreshments will be served.
H-1B Sponsoring Employer web site
For information on employers who sponsor international students for H-1B visas or to access the H-1B sponsors list , please log-in to the AU Career Web here and explore the GoinGlobal database. If you don't know your username or password, please contact the AU Career Center at 202-885-1804.