Join the SCA Community Impact Council for a discussion of the U.S. job market for visa holders.

Learn how American companies are adapting to new immigration rules while continuing to hire international talent!

Featuring:
Sophia Goring-Piard (Partner) and Eduardo Garcia (Associate) of the global legal services firm Fragomen, a leading global immigration law firm. They will present on trends among their corporate clients who are hiring international talent for the American media marketplace. The presentation will include:

• Trends on employer sponsorship of recent foreign student graduates
• Insight into the hiring experience for foreign graduates in the tech and entertainment sectors
• Creative ways to explore sponsorship of recent graduates in a rapidly changing immigration environment – what are employer’s doing and what is the culture?
• Understanding OPT & STEM OPT extensions; H-1B cap and cap-exempt options; O-1 for extraordinary ability in the arts; J-1 and creative pathways
• New H-1B rules impacting U.S.-based job offer and off-shore hiring alternatives

The presentation will be followed by a Q&A.
Open to all SCA students. RSVP Here (Required).

Contact Information

Email: impact@cinema.usc.edu