If you are currently a student or just graduated and are applying within your grace period, you cannot apply directly for the STEM OPT Extension: only those currently in their 12-month OPT ...

Optional Practical Training (OPT) is temporary employment authorization for international students in F-1 status, that allows you to have a job, internship, or volunteer work that directly relates to ...

Many different types of employment are allowed while on the OPT STEM extension but there may be some types of employment that do not meet the USCIS guidelines. Unpaid or volunteer work is not allowed ...

If you are an international graduate student majoring in Computational Finance, Business Analytics, or Global Supply Chain Management, you have the opportunity to apply for a STEM Optional Practical ...

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 ...

Please note: Leaving and reentering the U.S. after graduation while an OPT or STEM OPT application is pending with the USCIS, or if you are unemployed, should be undertaken with caution. If you are in ...

"Cap-gap" refers to the gap in non-immigrant status that occurs in the case of a change of status to H-1B, when the student's current F-1 immigration status expires before the H-1B employment start ...

Optional Practical Training (OPT) is a federal program 72% of international students use to remain in the U.S. after they graduate. American companies seeking highly educated talent can use OPT to ...

First, determine your desired OPT start date; then select one of the paths below to begin Post-completion OPT before you graduate. OPT start date must be between June 2 - July 31. Summer enrollment is ...

The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), requires schools to maintain certain information in SEVIS for all students currently on approved OPT and STEM OPT. As an F-1 student on STEM OPT, you ...

F-1 students with STEM degrees in fields listed on the ICE STEM Designated Degree Program List may be eligible for the OPT STEM Extension. F-1 students with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, ...

The “Cap-Gap” is the period of time between the expiration of a student’s OPT and the start date of an H-1B petition. The “Cap” refers to the numerical limit of the number of people who can obtain ...