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Recently, a long standing Department of Labor regulation governing record keeping and part-time H-1Bs was brought to our attention by the university’s immigration attorney. Therefore, beginning Tuesday, April 1, 2008, all VCU employees on a part-time H-1B visa and their employing departments must keep exact, written documentation of the hours the H-1B employee has worked on a weekly basis.
The original records must be kept in the employing department’s personnel file and a copy must be sent to the Office of International Education- Immigration Services (OIE-IS, campus P.O. Box 843043) every March 31, June 30, Sept. 30 and Dec. 31.
If you have any questions, you can contact OIE-IS at (804) 828-0595.
The new 29 month OPT rule was published in the federal regulations on April 8, 2008. There are eight main provisions to this rule, some of which will affect all F-1 students on OPT and some of which will only affect those in STEM related industries. F-1 students currently in the U.S. will also be able to take advantage of the rule’s new provisions.
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