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Updated Tip Sheet for F-1 Students Seeking OPT

Updated tip sheet for how F-1 students seeking optional practical training (OPT) can avoid Form I-765 delays

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Tip Sheet: How F-1 Students Seeking OPT Can Avoid Form I-765 Delays

Tips for F-1 OPT students filing I-765

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Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Program

The Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Program (CSAP) is designed to give current students an opportunity to work alongside cyber leaders at DHS.

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S&T Announces New Student Research Internship

DHS S&T launched the competition for graduate and undergraduate students across the United States and territories to participate in the 2023 HS-POWER internship program.

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The CIS Ombudsman's Webinar: Interagency International Student Issues

Publication page for materials for Interagency Webinar on International Student Issues

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It’s Summertime and the Research is Compelling

S&T actively fosters the next generation of homeland security professionals through workforce development initiatives. These programs are incredibly beneficial for both the participating students and the overall security of our nation, and this win-win situation is epitomized by the Homeland Security Professional Opportunities for the Student Workforce to Experience Research (HS-POWER) Program.

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Intelligence and Cybersecurity Diversity Fellowship Program

The Intelligence and Cybersecurity Diversity Fellowship Program is designed to help DHS recruit, retain, and reward the best and brightest in the fields of intelligence or cybersecurity.

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Follow Up Q&A from myUSCIS for Applicants

Follow Up Questions and Answers from the CIS Ombudsman's Webinar: Overview of myUSCIS for Applicants.

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The CIS Ombudsman's Webinar Series: myUSCIS for Applicants

January 20, 2022, the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CIS Ombudsman) hosted a public webinar providing an overview of myUSCIS.

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News Release: DHS S&T Launches the 2022 HS Power Program

DHS S&T launched the competition for graduate and undergraduate students across the U.S. to participate in the 2022 Homeland Security Professional Opportunities for the Student Workforce to Experience Research (HS-POWER) program.