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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Dear Postdocs<b>,</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Join us this Wednesday February 11th, 2026 for the seminar on U.S. Immigration Options and Updates for International Postdocs and Graduate Students</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">The MIT PDA is excited to host Jim Arkell, Senior Counsel at Husch Blackwell. The law firm has decades of experience in filing successful applications for U.S. permanent residence
and will discuss U.S. immigration and employment options for international postdocs and graduate students.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Date</b>: Wednesday February 11th, 2026<b> </b>Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Time</b>: 12:30 Noon - 1:30PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br>
<b>Link</b>: <a style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA6de8b9ba-8243-bfb9-e475-7af01c222e37" href="https://huschblackwell.zoom.us/j/88649307242">https://huschblackwell.zoom.us/j/88649307242</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">*Please note that this seminar will focus on immigration questions outside of the postdoctoral appointment. For questions relating to visa specifically related to your appointment
at MIT please contact the </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(18, 100, 163);"><a style="color: rgb(18, 100, 163); margin: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3" title="https://ischo.mit.edu/" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA0b950508-b06d-3f4a-eb28-a75eea542b81" href="https://ischo.mit.edu/">International
Scholars Office</a></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">.If you have any questions regarding this event, please feel free to email
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(18, 100, 163);"><a style="color: rgb(18, 100, 163); margin: 0px;" data-linkindex="4" title="mailto:pda-advocacy@mit.edu" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAe6790579-6c1d-4e4e-4db5-7b2f8cc96f09" href="mailto:pda-advocacy@mit.edu">pda-advocacy@mit.edu</a></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Best regards,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">MIT PDA
<i>Advocacy Committee</i>.</span></p>
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