With recent changes and growing uncertainty around the H-1B, many international students feel they have limited control over their future in the U.S. In this session, an international STEM graduate shares her real journey-from missed H-1B lotteries and relocating outside the U.S., to eventually securing long-term U.S. work authorization through an alternative visa pathway.

This is not a "shortcut" story. Instead, it's an honest discussion about what other options may exist, the type of profiles they apply to, and how international students can think more strategically-early-about career choices, visa planning, and long-term mobility.

This session is not legal advice and not a guarantee that a specific visa pathway will apply to everyone. The goal is to increase awareness of alternative options and help students think more strategically about long-term career and immigration planning.