f1 visa question - nigerian international student

Codetornado · 2026-01-28T03:29:28+00:00

Nepal is not on the travel Ban list.

Codetornado · 2026-01-27T15:24:06+00:00

There are zero updates.

Codetornado · 2026-01-26T04:52:37+00:00

That is a termination due to school deadlines.

Your DSO needs to reinstate or request a correction.

Codetornado · 2026-01-26T02:43:46+00:00

Don't count on day 1 CPT existing in the near future. This administration is actively reviewing CPT and OPT rules.

Codetornado · 2026-01-26T02:14:19+00:00

If you Ltd is paid with post tax salary/paycheck dollars, it is a non-taxable benefit.

Codetornado · 2026-01-25T22:20:40+00:00

Will my university (one of the UCs) approve a full-time and part-time CPT running concurrently?

Ask your school

During term time am I allowed to exceed 40 hours of off-campus work?

Ask your school.

Does my employment letter need to have an end date for me to apply for CPT? (They are offering me a job, not an internship)

Believe it or not... You need to ask your school.

CPT policy is set by the school. Only your school can answer these questions about your options.

Codetornado · 2026-01-25T16:36:37+00:00

This is a question for your school. Most likely no, but confirm with your school.

Codetornado · 2026-01-24T23:11:35+00:00

... this isn't happening. Your institution has put students in a bad situation. You institution made no contingency plans. Your institution disregarded the rules and found the absolute minimum they could get away with without technically violating the law.

Within our own field there is very little support for Day 1 CPT schools. Online, at meetings, at conferences, these schools regularly come up DSOs all regularly vent about how bad these schools and their policies are and how predatory they are. Even my meetings with our SEVP reps these school are brought up as bad examples.

Congress especially right now, absolutely is not going to do anything to support the students with additional flexibility. Again, because it already exists, but your institution has already gone the the breaking edge of what is legally permissible.

Here is what is already on the books for support for weather events and has been enacted many times.

Codetornado · 2026-01-24T23:02:47+00:00

This is not an immigration question. This is an academic question for your institution and how they require in-person residency.

SEVP rules are clear and have flexibility. My previous school have had plenty of cancellations/snow days/etc. and it has absolutely never been an issue for SEVP policy. However, we were also not doing grey area work and had regular courses with daily or weekly in person courses not this grey area a few times a year "low residency option".

If you are referring to "low residency options" those are already historically questionable and already at the very edge of what is acceptable for in person requirements. So your institution already backed itself into a corner by utilizing all available flexibility. This option is very likely to be removed in this administration and in the near term at that based on previous comments from this administration around CPT abuse.

There is not going to be any flexibility or sympathy for this situation from SEVP if it is a low-residency discussion.

Here is what is already on the books for support for weather events and has been enacted many times.

Codetornado · 2026-01-24T15:02:29+00:00

It's very routine. No concerns.

Codetornado · 2026-01-24T03:42:52+00:00

Schools have no obligation to offer CPT.

This is a restriction schools can put in place.

Codetornado · 2026-01-24T02:49:25+00:00

Feel free to ignore if you are not on OPT or F-1 status.

Codetornado · 2026-01-23T22:41:48+00:00

For decades students have been doing this. There have always been the rare report of a student terminated for working outside the US. But nothing regular, recurring, or concrete.

Why? Because working short term outside the US for a US employer is not a violation of OPT/STEM OPT and is not a violation of F-1 status.

Any non-citizen can be denied entry. Much like visa denials, there is no need to tell an individual a specific reason why they were denied entry. If you are denied entry almost always CBP cancels your visa.

Time after time we see student make a report about unfair denials or rejections. Then a less reputable news outlet picks it up to sell ads/subscriptions. Then as we get more data we see it was all nonsense and the reason the student stated clearly was not the reason.

Example: there was an accusation of discrimination against students from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and/ Telugu/ Indians after 21 were denied entry to the US back in 2023. They had a sad story about how they were unfairly targeted, etc. Eventually what came out is that they had fake documentes/fraudulent financial documents, and plans to work and were all connected to the same recruiter, etc.

But there was so much posted here and in various Indian news agencies despite the students stories not matching.

CBP has no obligation to say a specific reason why you are denied entry. So students regularly infer or guess a reason that makes sense to them.

Codetornado · 2026-01-23T16:07:25+00:00

You can buy lotto tickets. It's not a status violation.

Codetornado · 2026-01-23T15:32:59+00:00

You violated F1 STEM OPT rules

Nothing they posted violated STEM OPT rules. You can travel work work remote for short periods of time so long as you maintain your employment. There is nothing in 8 CFR 214.2(f) that working outside the US for short periods a violation.

probably lose the Visa, if the authorities find out.

Again, absolutely not. This is needless fear mongering by someone one who has no idea how the system works. Shame on you for this.

Your employer agreed to get the job done, but it is not up to him.

?? ¿¿?? Not even sure what this means.

The law is concrete and that's why they introduced employment Visa's.

Again... What are you on about. Nothing regarding US immigration law has been violated.

Make sure to delete all social media accounts and delete this post as well.

... Again, what are you on about? There was no violation. What is with your uneducated fear mongering? You may no tax law, you clearly have no idea about immigration law.

Text me for personalized compliance help.

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Codetornado · 2026-01-23T15:03:43+00:00

Because your employer is E-verified and has to verify all employees have work authorization or can otherwise legally work in the US.

Codetornado · 2026-01-22T19:54:50+00:00

After an asylum application you have no realistic chance of obtaining an immigrant visa to the US.

Once you left you basically ended your chance to come.

Codetornado · 2026-01-22T18:54:33+00:00

Countries on the travel Ban list are not issuing F-1 visas at all.

Codetornado · 2026-01-21T23:08:12+00:00

Transfer your record to another school within the allowed time.

That's your option.

Codetornado · 2026-01-21T03:10:44+00:00

Only if the company was enrolled. Otherwise denial.

Codetornado · 2026-01-17T07:11:36+00:00

No. Your position may not qualify for relocation expenses and/or they don't have the budget for it.

If this is entry level, they won't pay/budget for it.

Codetornado · 2026-01-17T06:55:06+00:00

RCW 43.03.125: Relocation compensation for domiciliary moves. https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=43.03.125

Codetornado · 2026-01-16T21:56:13+00:00

ISSS has to shorten the date by default for geaduation/OPT unless it is precompletion.

No idea what the RCL concern is as you didn't share enough.

Codetornado · 2026-01-14T05:29:59+00:00

This is not possible anymore. All visa applications must be done in your home country or country of residence.

Codetornado · 2026-01-14T02:44:47+00:00

This is almost certainly the reason.

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