Menu Online Application (I-765) Instructions Optional Practical Training (OPT) STEM Extension Responsibilities The OPT STEM Extension is for F-1 students who are currently authorized for OPT based on ...

Optional Practical Training (OPT) is intended to provide hands-on practical experience complementary to the academic program, 8 CFR 214.2(f)(10)(ii). Students on practical training are still ...

USCIS recently began issuing Requests for Evidence (RFEs) or notices requiring I-765 applicants to visit a USCIS Application Support Center (ASC) to have a digital photograph taken. After submitting ...

After Donald Trump became president, employers and universities worried international students would no longer be allowed to work on Optional Practical Training (OPT). Many students would not come to ...

This October, hundreds of students gathered in Harvard Yard for Concentration Declaration Day. Complete with banners, photo ops, and nearly $4,000 worth of pizza, the event is an opportunity for ...

Your employment authorization is automatically extended for up to 180 days while the EAD application is pending, as long as your application was filed properly and in a timely manner. Your I-20 with ...

Optional Practical Training (OPT) is an opportunity for F-1 students to gain practical experience working off-campus in a job directly related to their major field of study. It is recommended in SEVIS ...

F-1 students with degrees in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) and are currently engaged in Post-Completion OPT may be eligible for a 24-month extension of OPT. Please ...

You are eligible to apply for a 24-month OPT extension beyond the initial 12 months if you meet all of the following criteria: The STEM Extension OPT is adjudicated by United States Citizenship and ...

Optional Practical Training (OPT) is temporary employment authorization for practical training directly related to a student’s major field of study. Standard OPT is available for a cumulative maximum ...