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Sincerely,
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2015-09-03 8:58 GMT-05:00 shishi <[log in to unmask]>:
> 好像在google上搜的都说是确定的“17 Months STEM OPT Extension is Revoked and Cancelled
> by the Federal Court.”
> 为嘛楼主说是“可能”被地方法院废除？
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> 在 2015-09-03 05:24:08，"王王宁" <[log in to unmask]> 写道：
> >Hello,
> >很多朋友已经知道opt
> extension可能被地方法院废除，废除日从明年2月开始。这会影响到很多STEM同学毕业后找工作抽H1b，当然也包括本人。
> 因为现在每年H1b名额的限制，一大部分人很难第一次就抽中H1b，若没有extension就不能保持合法身份工作。以下有个链接，是有人在white
> house petition 网站上发起的一个诉求，希望government对opt
> extension的废除表明态度或有相应的行动。收集到10万个signature，可能会引起政府关注。Please click the link
> and sign the petition. Thanks.
> >
> https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/propose-proper-regulation-extending-stem-opt-022016-avoid-expected-shock-both-firms-and-students
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