OPT Workshop slides – live Zoom Q&A options available in last slide, please note that watching the above video first is mandatory. Optional Practical Training (OPT) is an opportunity for F-1 students ...

To maintain your F-1 status while on a 24-Month OPT STEM Extension, you must satisfy a number of requirements.

Optional Practical Training (OPT) is an authorization to work in off-campus employment or internships for F-1 students in their major or field of study. Off-campus work is only allowed under certain ...

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 ...

Before you can apply for Optional Practical Training (OPT), please review our What is OPT webpage, as well as our Eligibility Requirements webpage to confirm you are eligible to apply for OPT. We ...

Warning: Do not file for OPT without requesting and receiving an I-20 recommending an extension of your Optional Practical Training work authorization. See instructions under OPT STEM Extension ...

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 ...

Consult ISSS if you are considering beginning a new course of study or will seek to transfer your SEVIS record to another institution. STEM OPT work authorization is terminated when your SEVIS record ...

For many of them, opportunities continue after graduation thanks to the federal Optional Practical Training program, known as OPT, which for decades has allowed them to temporarily work in the U.S ...