Interstride webinars & events
11:30 am - 12:30 pm (EST)
This session guides international students through the US job search landscape, covering employment authorization options and considering the current regulatory environment, including USCIS processing delays, rising visa denial rates, and ongoing uncertainty around OPT and the Duration of Status rule. The session will close with a Q&A period.
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (EST)
This workshop introduces well-established processes for positioning yourself to execute a focused and successful US-based job search. Take away a four-step framework to optimize your job search game plan. Learn how to:
- Efficiently target companies that sponsor H-1B visas and hire international students
- Cultivate professional connections through strategic networking and informational interviews
- Leverage your story, skills, expertise, your university network, and brand to achieve your goals
- Practice how to use your cultural diversity as an advantage
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (EST)
Join Parminder Sandhu and Kimberly Grant of Fragomen for a timely overview of the Department of Homeland Security’s shift away from the traditional “Duration of Status” (D/S) framework that has governed F international student and J exchange visitor admissions for decades. The proposed rule assigns fixed admission end dates on I-94 records tied to SEVIS program end dates, reduces grace periods, and requires USCIS filings to extend stay — a major procedural change for universities and students alike. We’ll discuss how this would affect advising, student planning, compliance reporting, and institutional risk management. The presentation will provide practical guidance on what international student offices and students should be preparing for and considering now and in the months ahead. Current D/S policies remain in effect until the rule is finalized.
10:30 am - 11:30 am (EST)
This session will guide attendees through the Skilled Worker visa route which is the most common long term work visa route available in the UK for recent graduates.
Attendees will be provided with the key criteria for the route along with their benefits and any restrictions to allow attendees to make informed decisions moving forward in light of the UK government's recent announcements, especially around gaining permanent residence in the UK.
