F-1 Impacted by ICE Policy? Volunteer to change to H-1B cap exempt status to attend/finish college.
ORGANIZATION: WHOMENTORSDOTCOM INC
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Immediately after the Fourth of July weekend, ICE threw Harvard and MIT - indeed, virtually all of higher education in the United States - into chaos. On July 6, 2020, ICE announced that it was rescinding its COVID-19 exemption for international students, requiring all students on F-1 visas whose university curricula are entirely online to depart the country, and barring any such students currently outside the United States from entering or reentering the United States of America.
Active students currently in the United States enrolled in such programs must depart the country or take other measures, such as transferring to a school with in-person instruction to remain in lawful status.
If students find themselves in this situation, they must leave the country or take alternative steps to maintain their nonimmigrant status ...
What are the other measures or alternative steps? One answer is found in existing law and current policy.
Only F and M students are limited to attendance at Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)-certified schools.
This means NONIMMIGRANTS who are ATTENDING SCHOOL INCIDENTAL TO THEIR PRIMARY PURPOSE for being in the United States MAY ATTEND THE SCHOOL OF THEIR CHOICE EITHER PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME (unless otherwise noted). However, these nonimmigrants must abide by the rules of their current status and cannot extend their stay in the United States for the purposes of completing a program of study or a degree.
If you are in the USA, and you already have an undergraduate degree from a U.S. institution of higher education, or its equivalent, you have the option to change to H-1B cap exempt status:
https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Resources/C2en.pdf
https://www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis/pdf/Nonimmigrant%20Class%20Who%20Can%20Study.pdf
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About WHOMENTORSDOTCOM INC
Location:
WHOMENTORSDOTCOM INC., 99 South Almaden Boulevard, Suite 600, SAN JOSE, CA 95113, US
Mission Statement
WE SUPERVISE VOLUNTEERS to do what you like to do. Strongly affiliate: advance funds or fundraise for the operation of 680+ activities under fiscal sponsorship (supervision and accountability) with WHOMENTORSDOTCOM INC.: activitycodes.whomentors.com
Description
WHOmentorsdotcom Inc. encourages volunteering in general, away from home, overnight, in communities other than your own. Your volunteer activities can accomplish 501(c)(3) exempt purpose for public benefit.
In determining whether a [volunteer] has provided services to [WHOMENTORSDOTCOM INC.], courts consider the strength of the [volunteer]’s affiliation with the organization, the organization’s ability to initiate or request services from the [volunteer], the organization’s supervision over the [volunteer]’s work, and the [volunteer]’s accountability to the organization. [Volunteers] who travel because of their involvement with WHOMENTORSDOTCOM INC. may be able to lower their taxes or be invited to the United States of America (USA) on a B-1 Business Visitor Visa. The charity work the [volunteer] is involved with has to be real and substantial throughout the trip. Foreign nationals (nonimmigrants) participating in a voluntary service program benefiting U.S. local communities, must establish that they are [volunteers} of and have a commitment to WHOMENTORSDOTCOM INC.
WHOMENTORSDOTCOM INC. is a 509(a)(2) publicly supported nonprofit research organization, H-1B Cap Exempt Employer, and 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor of non-exempt projects. All volunteers are supervised, trained, supported, fiscally sponsored and provided insurance coverage. Schedule an audio call with Rauhmel Fox, CEO: https://zoom.whomentors.com, email admin@whomentors.com or SMS text 415-373-6767. Complete online application https://volunteer.whomentors.com/
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This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
July 10, 2020
SKILLS
- Human Resources Training & Development
- Employment Law
- Professional Development
- Immigration Law
- Public Advocacy
- Problem Solving
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- varies based on your commitment
- Participate in a session: https://zoom.whomentors.com