Immigration Solutions for Graduate Students

Article: Immigration solutions for students

Szabo, Zelnick and Erickson, P.C.

I have a degree - now what?
The biggest concern of every college is what to do now that I have my degree? For foreign students, concern is compounded by the fact that their legal status in the U.S. may have expired shortly after graduation. In particular, in the case of foreign students, their higher education may be coming to an end and they must find a sponsor or employer or leave the U.S.

Traditional route followed by most foreign graduates is finding an employer who will sponsor them for non-immigrant work visa. Often overlooked, however, the possibility for foreign students to open a start-up business and have an H-1B filed on their behalf as an employee of the company.

H-1B CAP

H-1B CAP ...

what it takes?
To continue the H-1B through the start-up companies, foreign graduate will have a marketable business plan and financial support. Generally, a little common sense is useful in determining what is a marketable business plan. We use two (2) examples graduate with an MBA degree in illustration: