Source: The Economic Times
In an effort to retain the best foreign talent in the country, a bill has been introduced in the US Congress, which if passed, would
give direct “permanent residency” to overseas PhD students.As such these foreign students would be exempted from applying for H-1B visas or other work visas to stay and work in the United States. However, not all PhD would be eligible for the popular “Green Card”.
As per the bill introduced by Jeff Flake, Republican Congressman from Arizona, only those foreign nationals having completed PhDs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) would be eligible to directly apply.
If passed, the Stopping Trained in America PhDs from Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act (HR 1791), would end up benefiting the Indians and Chinese the most, as students from these two countries account for a majority of the PhD students in the United States.
The bill also say that such PhD holders be exempted from the numerical quota of H-1B visas.
As of July 2009, there is no special categorie for PhDs yet. However due to their background, Phd’s tend to satisfy most of the criteria needed to obtain a Green card via the EB1A or the EB2-NIW. We suggest that interested users make use of these categories to obtain a Green card.
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