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Video instructions and help with filling out and completing Fill Form 8655 Consultants

Instructions and Help about Fill Form 8655 Consultants

To do a video to talk about the Form I-983, how do I fill the form they are asking about? Hey Raghu, can you share a sample of how to fill a form? Okay, so let's talk about Form I-983. I have just the first page and a small section of the form displayed here. This form was about seven pages long when the STEM OPT rule was published along with Form I-983. I looked at the form and I was like, "Oh my gosh, people have to do this now." A lot of people, most likely students like you, were happy to see that the 17 months OPT is now replaced with 24 months. That is what most people care about. Nobody really looked into Form I-983 or the conditions attached to this new rule. But now, people are coming to realize that this is not going to be easy. So in this video, I will be talking about two things: consulting jobs and self-employment. If you are self-employed or working as a consultant through a consulting company and a third-party company, let's go over the response from DHS on what they are saying about it. Not to mention, some universities are asking for money to process your I-20 for you to apply for STEM OPT. Because there is a lot more work involved for the DSO to read through the seven-page long training plan, which is part of Form I-983. During the rulemaking process, there was a comment submitted asking if an F-1 student can obtain a STEM OPT extension based on a business established and staffed solely by the student. The response from DHS stated that such a change would allow students to start their own companies while also benefiting from their own innovations. Other companies supported this idea,...