OPT Cap Gap Extension​
H-1B is a work visa that is sponsored by an employer. The H-1B cap is the limit on the number of H-1Bs allowed each fiscal year. The cap does not apply to all H-1B petitions. You must discuss with your employer whether your H-1B petition is subject to the cap. Please review additional information about the H-1B electronic registration process here.
Leadership Development
Interested in expanding your global leadership skills? Or connecting with inspiring international leaders? Learn more about the Leadership Development opportunities that UMD offers to its community.
Unpaid Work
Important information on volunteer positions and unpaid internships. Know the difference and your responsibilities to maintain your immigration status.
Online and in the Streets: Protest and Activism in Latin American Feminist Movements
An interdisciplinary approach to Latin American and Caribbean history, culture, and politics, through the lenses of feminist protest and activism. The class explores how activists fight for change, both online and in the streets and how feminists agendas changed over time.
One Health: Food Safety and Security
This is a collaborative course offered by the University of Maryland (UMD) and Cairo University (CU) in Cairo, Egypt, to investigate One Health and its application to improving international food safety and security. Participants in this global (undergraduate and graduate) class will learn about One Health and how its application can improve global food safety and security.
Traveling Outside the U.S.
Documents and policies international students and scholars need to travel within the United States and oversees during their program.
Global Agriculture: Developing Extension Education & Agriculture Technologies in Africa
Identify challenges faced by farmers in Nimba County, Liberia, and work collaboratively across borders to discuss these challenges and develop extension education programming that will be implemented in the region in order to empower local farmers.
A Tale of Two Hemispheres
As an agricultural and resource economics student, Phia Krygowski wanted to expand her global perspective of agribusiness as she prepared for her final semester at the University of Maryland. Environmental Science & Technology student Nicholas Olson wanted to see real life examples of conservation in action.
Extension of Stay
How to extend your F-1/J-1 immigration status to complete your program.