Many international students want to work in the United States after they graduate. After their practical training, international students must be sponsored by an employer in order to continue working in the United States.
International students have difficulty securing postgraduate employment.
After international students complete practical training, employers must sponsor them to obtain an H1-B Visa, which allows them to work in the U.S. for one to six additional years. Hiring an international student is not as common, is more complicated, and less familiar than hiring an American. For these reasons, some employers will not even interview, let alone hire, international graduates. Some employers are reluctant to hire international students because they fear international students will eventually want to return to their home countries. Employers do not want to invest time and money in training international students only to have them leave in a year's time.