The OPT reform in 2022, as well as the adjustment and change of international students' stay time in the United States, touched the hearts of many international students in the United States. One of the changes in the regulatory agenda shows that international students spend the longest time in the United States. Analysis: OPT strives to provide a three-year buffer period for international students to find jobs in the United States after graduation. If the maximum stay time of international students in the United States is shortened, the OPT tightening policy will increase the time for international students to find jobs and maintain their identity in the United States. Difficulties.
2. The new rules of H-1B application season were officially launched, which made it more difficult to win the bid.
Following the first adjustment of the lottery order for different educational backgrounds in the application season of H- 1B in fiscal year 2022, 65,000 regular places will be drawn from all applications, and 20,000 higher education exemption places will be drawn from the unsuccessful institutions of higher learning. Education. At the beginning of April this year, the new regulation H- 1B for fiscal year 2022 was issued again in the application season, and the new version of electronic lottery was officially adopted. Employers applying for H- 1B should apply for electronic registration of H- 1B applications of foreign employees before submitting their applications, so as to be eligible to participate. ? H- 1B draw lots. Analysis: Adjusting the lottery order of different degrees increases the probability of winning the lottery for graduate students and above, which further increases the difficulty of winning the lottery for undergraduate education. The newly implemented electronic registration process may increase the number of applications, intensify quota competition and reduce the overall success rate of H- 1B work visas in quota competition.
3. The right to work on the H-4 visa may be revoked, and Indian and China applicants will also be affected.
In addition to H- 1B, the U.S. government also plans to adjust the rules of legal work permit for spouses of H- 1B holders (H-4 visa holders) from the United States.
4. The new EB-5 regulations covering the Department of Homeland Security.
The new regulations of the Department of Homeland Security led by the US Department of Homeland Security to increase the price of EB-5 officially landed, which contributed to the implementation of the new regulations. ? The minimum investment in tea-growing areas and non-tea-growing areas will be raised to 900,000 US dollars and 6,543.8+800,000 US dollars respectively.
5. Rely on the new public burden of immigrants decided by the court.
The US Department of Homeland Security has issued the final rule of "no public burden", which stipulates that the immigrant applicant has obtained one or more specific public welfare benefits within 36 months before submitting the immigration application, which may be defined as public burden and affect the acquisition of the green card.
? Important changes in American immigration tax returns 1. Raise the personal income tax rate standard.
Single: original deduction of USD 6350 → deduction of USD 65438 +02200 Married couple: original deduction of USD 65438 +02700 → deduction of USD 24400 Owner: original deduction of USD 9350 → deduction of USD 65438 +0835 due to inflation, new tax law,
2. Raise the upper limit of national tax/local tax credit.
Initially, there was no ceiling for state/local tax relief, and the new tax law limited the state tax ceiling to $65,438+$00,000. ? (The total ceiling is $65,438+00,000, including real estate tax, state tax and sales tax)