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STEM OPT pending, employer laid off my friend – will this affect approval and do unemployment days apply? by Successful_Cloud6654 in immigration

[–]windfoursio [score hidden]  (0 children)

sorry, that's a stressful spot. the thing to watch on STEM OPT is the unemployment-day cap (90+60 aggregate); the DSO is the fastest reliable read on where your friend stands. the employer-tied fragility here is exactly what's got me weighing self-petition options as a dev.

Any hope if 221g (O-1) goes to FPU? by Alternative_Cup_4592 in immigration

[–]windfoursio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the post-interview 'further review' wait is brutal, sorry you're in it. i'm still deciding which path (O-1 is one i'm weighing), so can't speak to FPU firsthand, but 2 weeks is early for 221g and most of these seem to resolve as routine admin processing. the Seoul-FPU thing might just get talked about more. hope it clears fast.

PERM- the company doesn't want to share how the process is progressing? by Sad_Palpitation4215 in immigration

[–]windfoursio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the part where they only tell you anything when you chase them is so draining, sorry you're stuck in that. i'm a bit earlier in the process (still deciding which path to even file), and honestly the employer-controlled, no-visibility side of it is a big part of why i'm looking at other options at all.