Bill > S1744

This bill, the Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019, aims to provide lawful permanent resident status for certain advanced STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) degree holders. Specifically, it would exempt from numerical limitations on green cards those aliens who have earned a STEM degree at the master's level or higher from a U.S. institution of higher education, have a job offer in a related field at a wage above the median for that occupation, and are admissible through labor certification. It also allows F-1 visa holders pursuing STEM master's or higher degrees to maintain dual intent, meaning they can intend to seek lawful permanent residence while on a student visa.