H1B已死，问下24个月的opt ext

anna-1080 发表于 2016-5-6 11:56
感觉楼上贴的没有说做contractor不行啊，你做contractor跟vendor公司就是直接雇佣关系。你用vendor公司申请 ...

From Q&A Section of the new rule:
Other commenters suggested that DHS allow STEM OPT students to engage in employment with more than two employers and be employed through a temporary agency or a consulting firm arrangement that provides labor for hire. A commenter asked DHS to clarify its position relating to placement agencies, asserting that there may be some legitimate situations in which a staffing company that supervises STEM students should not be prohibited from participating in the STEM OPT extension.

Response. There are several aspects of the STEM OPT extension that do not make it apt for certain types of arrangements, including multiple employer arrangements, sole proprietorships, employment through ‘‘temp’’ agencies, employment through consulting firm arrangements that provide labor for hire, and other relationships that do not constitute a bona fide employer-employee relationship. One concern arises from the difficulty individuals employed through such arrangements would face in complying with, among other things, the training plan requirements of this rule. Another concern is the potential for visa fraud arising from such arrangements. Furthermore, evaluating the merits of such arrangements would be difficult and create additional burdens for DSOs. Accordingly, DHS clarifies that students cannot qualify for STEM OPT extensions unless they will be bona fide employees of the employer signing the Training Plan, and the employer that signs the Training Plan must be the same entity that employs the student and provides the practical training experience.

ofdk88 发表于 2016-5-8 10:57
请问楼主，得到有效答复了吗？

我打电话问了学校的international办公室，得到的答案是他们也不确定因为没有mention不能，所以她guess应该还是可以的，然后说她会再问更高级的adviser然后给我一个答复（但估计9成会杳无音信。。）。
综上，现在2.5个回复表示independent contractor（1099）可以（我的学校算半个吧，当然不能排除是大家可能是同一个学校的……）。不过000t同学说的官网上的那一段话确实令人担忧。现在只能祈祷1099也能行了，因为换工作几乎已经来不及了

表示很疑惑，有哪位大神出来解个惑

留名，表示非常担心这个呀

我也是这个问题，temp to hire通过staffing company. 他们是e-verify但是学校DSO通不过说必须是直接雇佣关系。 就是说你所工作的公司必须直接给你pay， 并由他们来写这个training plan。Staffing company说不能由client来写，这样是illegal的，然后学校通不过也扯淡，估计八成被deny了