F1 students opt situation

[coffee]

 very serious update.  1. Dec 12 2025. there was a memo to run finger prints and biometric, photo appointment background check

 

. 2. They are implementing this very strictly 

3. If you are through a random Desi staffing agency , which is running pay checks to keep you in status while under stem, they are taking such work patterns very strictly and pushing through a series of additional rfe that are impossible to dispute.

[coffee]

4. If you are filing h1b through random staffing agencies without proper pay stubs ..you might get h1b approved in consular process your stem status turn in to complete instead of active. In such scenarios you need to get h1b stamped immediately 

[jpismahatma]

Looks like time for desi consultancies are over. I think this is what you were complaining few weeks back ?>

[coffee]

2 minutes ago, jpismahatma said:

Looks like time for desi consultancies are over. I think this is what you were complaining few weeks back ?>

Yes. They can no longer play the game of cat and mouse with inhouse projects. 

USCIS is doing site visits for students on stem opt to genuinely verify the inhouse status

[Sigma6]

19 minutes ago, coffee said:

4. If you are filing h1b through random staffing agencies without proper pay stubs ..you might get h1b approved in consular process your stem status turn in to complete instead of active. In such scenarios you need to get h1b stamped immediately 

 

On 2/6/2026 at 2:44 PM, coffee said:

 very serious update.  1. Dec 12 2025. there was a memo to run finger prints and biometric, photo appointment background check

 

. 2. They are implementing this very strictly 

3. If you are through a random Desi staffing agency , which is running pay checks to keep you in status while under stem, they are taking such work patterns very strictly and pushing through a series of additional rfe that are impossible to dispute.

1. Biometric appointments and pay stubs, both different. Don't do cocktails.
2. USCIS vs IRS. They don't have direct access to share the data. It is a post like this on different media sharing the info. 
3. what percent of OPTs genuinely working? nenemantanante keep it low

[pichhipullayya]

13 hours ago, Sigma6 said:

 

1. Biometric appointments and pay stubs, both different. Don't do cocktails.
2. USCIS vs IRS. They don't have direct access to share the data. It is a post like this on different media sharing the info. 
3. what percent of OPTs genuinely working? nenemantanante keep it low

Sep 2025 nunchi 

USCIS ki IRS data available/accessible annaru ga

 

[Sigma6]

4 hours ago, pichhipullayya said:

Sep 2025 nunchi 

USCIS ki IRS data available/accessible annaru ga

 

That is ICE not USCIS. Pen pattukoni ni benifit document ni approve/reject chesedi USCIS. Gun pattukoni  assam pampedi ICE.

[akkum_bakkum]

2 minutes ago, Sigma6 said:

That is ICE not USCIS. Pen pattukoni ni benifit document ni approve/reject chesedi USCIS. Gun pattukoni  assam pampedi ICE.

Both come under DHS. thy will have the same access all across.

[coffee]

19 hours ago, Sigma6 said:

 

1. Biometric appointments and pay stubs, both different. Don't do cocktails.
2. USCIS vs IRS. They don't have direct access to share the data. It is a post like this on different media sharing the info. 
3. what percent of OPTs genuinely working? nenemantanante keep it low

Hello, where did I mention biometric and pay stubs in one bullet point? Read it again.

->Pay stubs is for stem opt extension on site visit. They don't ask/collect pay stubs or evidence  during biometric appointments.

->Biometric appointments are to collect finger prints,  extend the amount of scrutiny/background checks on f1 students.

 

Both are different developments that affects f1 students

 

Read again.

[Sigma6]

7 minutes ago, akkum_bakkum said:

Both come under DHS. thy will have the same access all across.

Your are 100% correct. ekkada ICE made MOU with IRS not DHS. If DHS has made it, then they both can access it. IRS data, not just F1, H1, L1 or X1 there is an ocean on the other side. So it can't be accessed, just like my brother ICE has access. Let me see this F1/H1 record.

[Sigma6]

12 minutes ago, coffee said:

Hello, where did I mention biometric and pay stubs in one post. Read it again. Pay stubs is for stem opt extension on site visit. They don't ask/collect during biometric appointments. Biometric appointments are to extend the amount of scrutiny/background checks on f1 students. Read again.

 

On 2/6/2026 at 2:44 PM, coffee said:

 very serious update.  1. Dec 12 2025. there was a memo to run finger prints and biometric, photo appointment background check

 

. 2. They are implementing this very strictly 

17 hours ago, Sigma6 said:

 

1. Biometric appointments and pay stubs, both different. Don't do cocktails.
2. USCIS vs IRS. They don't have direct access to share the data. It is a post like this on different media sharing the info. 
3. what percent of OPTs genuinely working? nenemantanante keep it low

3. If you are through a random Desi staffing agency , which is running pay checks to keep you in status while under stem, they are taking such work patterns very strictly and pushing through a series of additional rfe that are impossible to dispute.

 

18 hours ago, coffee said:

4. If you are filing h1b through random staffing agencies without proper pay stubs ..you might get h1b approved in consular process your stem status turn in to complete instead of active. In such scenarios you need to get h1b stamped immediately 

Anna Namste ne!! Motham chadivina anna after telugu to telugu translation. All I said Keep it Low anna. ante konchem social media la kakunda science media la post lu veyamani. Gante anna. Tappaite namaste ne.

[coffee]

40 minutes ago, Sigma6 said:

 

 

Anna Namste ne!! Motham chadivina anna after telugu to telugu translation. All I said Keep it Low anna. ante konchem social media la kakunda science media la post lu veyamani. Gante anna. Tappaite namaste ne.

Dear senior grammar Nazi uncle, Please don't get too carried away.  This is a social platform indeed.This isn’t your personal notice board for last-minute science papers

If you want a formal draft of policies , you can always refer to them or dissect them on your own. But instead you chose mocking like a self proclaimed sanskarii uncle at an uninvited party.

 

Below: Sigma6 uncle on random discussion board. 

 

Also, fyi Schizophrenia is a chronic condition with no cure, but it is treatable. Please let us know if you need a gofund for one !

[Sundarpichal]

On 2/6/2026 at 1:44 PM, coffee said:

 very serious update.  1. Dec 12 2025. there was a memo to run finger prints and biometric, photo appointment background check

 

. 2. They are implementing this very strictly 

3. If you are through a random Desi staffing agency , which is running pay checks to keep you in status while under stem, they are taking such work patterns very strictly and pushing through a series of additional rfe that are impossible to dispute.

@aath care antunaru opt desi employers gadu chusukuntadu ani cpt, opt friends telling anna

[pichhipullayya]

9 minutes ago, Sundarpichal said:

@aath care antunaru opt desi employers gadu chusukuntadu ani cpt, opt friends telling anna

Balu

Are you CPT or OPT 

[Sundarpichal]

10 minutes ago, pichhipullayya said:

Balu

Are you CPT or OPT 

Opt anna