Pros and Cons of internships abroad

Just to give you guys a short introduction, I am an international student in a semi-target school. As an international student, I am only allowed - throughout my 4 years of school - a maximum one year of working experience. Therefore, I have to choose my internships well so as to not strike out by my junior year.

One of my solutions is to do internships domestically in the spring and fall and internships abroad in the summer. This means that most domestic internships will not be full-time internships. Will that work against me come my senior year when I apply for FT positions? My concern is that, while most students gain the exposure and develop connections with the U.S offices, I will be interning abroad. Adding to the fact that I am an international student, will this put me at an disadvantage?

For users who have interned abroad, how was your experience and what are the benefits and cons would you say about your internships abroad? I am targeting Singapore and HK.

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