{"id":19483,"date":"2025-12-12T10:35:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T15:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/?p=19483"},"modified":"2025-12-12T14:51:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T19:51:13","slug":"eckerd-college-alumna-attorney-helps-international-students-navigate-important-immigration-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/blog\/eckerd-college-alumna-attorney-helps-international-students-navigate-important-immigration-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Eckerd College alumna, attorney helps international students navigate important immigration information"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extraa-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;19502&#8243; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;entrance&#8221; animation=&#8221;None&#8221; animation_movement_type=&#8221;transform_y&#8221; hover_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; img_link_large=&#8221;yes&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_mobile=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]<em>Yova Borovska&#8217;06 (center of screen) highlighted the process for international and exchange students thinking of working in the U.S. at a special event on Nov. 17. 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desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; column_padding_type=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/international-business\/\">international business<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/political-science\/\">political science<\/a>, she was admitted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/admissions\/direct-admission.php\">Stetson University College of Law<\/a> and got a postgrad job at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bipc.com\/\">Buchanan Ingersoll &amp; Rooney PC<\/a>\u2014a national law firm of about 500 attorneys and legal professionals with offices throughout the East Coast, including Tampa.<\/p>\n<p>Associate Director of Global Education Rosie Nelson met Borovska and worked with Anjum Perfetti-Reid, Eckerd\u2019s director of alumni engagement, to bring her back to campus.<\/p>\n<p>Borovska met with 11 international Eckerd and exchange students on Nov. 17 for a 90-minute intensive workshop called \u201cImmigration Workshop: Exploring Post-Graduation Options for F-1 Students.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In between bites of pizza, students asked questions about application deadlines for work authorization opportunities and possible work visas.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; top_margin_tablet=&#8221;32&#8243; top_margin_phone=&#8221;32&#8243; 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Having a board-certified immigration attorney provide free advice is a great asset for Eckerd\u2019s international students. 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