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Ask Sophie: My STEM OPT expires in 30 days, what are my options?

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Dear Sophie, My STEM OPT expires in a month, and my company did not register me in this year’s H-1B lottery. Things can feel similar for those who were not registered and their STEM OPT is expiring. Change your status to visitor Ask Sophie: My STEM OPT expires in 30 days, what are my options? Not to worry though!

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Dear Sophie: Is there a way to keep working in the US after my J-1 visa expires?

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Dear Sophie: Is there a way to keep working in the US after my J-1 visa expires? While its benefits can far outweigh the drawbacks, the biggest limitation of the J-1 is the one you’re facing: the two-year home residency requirement. by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch.

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Here’s how to protect your equity if you get laid off

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Strategies to save your equity from expiring. Stock options have a “post-termination exercise window,” which refers to the period of time between when you exit the company and when your unexercised, vested stock options expire. When your stock options expire, they are returned to the company. Equity 101.

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Daily Crunch: Lookout sells consumer security segment for $223M to become ‘pure-play enterprise company’ 

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Ask Sophie: My STEM OPT expires in 30 days, what are my options? Image Credits: Bryce Durbin/TechCrunch Dear Sophie, My STEM OPT expires in a month, and my company did not register me in this year’s H-1B lottery. Sleepless in Silicon Valley Ask Sophie: My STEM OPT expires in 30 days, what are my options?

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Dear Sophie: What are some fast options for hiring someone on an expiring grace period?

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She is currently in the United States on an H-1B with a grace period that will expire soon. Dear Sophie: What are some fast options for hiring someone on an expiring grace period? My co-founder and I are considering bringing on a third co-founder, who was recently laid off. What’s going on with potential increases to USCIS filing fees?

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Daily Crunch: GoMechanic lays off 70% after investors discover ‘founders knowingly misstated facts’

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Dear Sophie: What are some fast options for hiring someone on an expiring grace period? She is currently in the United States on an H-1B with a grace period that will expire soon. Careful Co-founder Dear Sophie: What are some fast options for hiring someone on an expiring grace period?

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Nigeria’s Etap gets 1.5M pre-seed to make buying car insurance easier

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This report also states that a number of car owners holding genuine insurance policies also fail to renew them when they expire, a contravention of the law in Nigeria, which demands that every vehicle must be covered by insurance.