The Optional Practical Training (OPT) programme, a crucial lifeline that allows international students to work in the US ...

Joseph Edlow, Trump's USCIS nominee, aims to end post-graduation OPT for international students, sparking concerns among ...

Many international students on OPT in the U.S., including thousands from India, are receiving ICE letters warning of SEVIS ...

Over 69,000 Indian students in the US on Optional Practical Training (OPT) face potential deportation as ICE enforces ...

In the last short while, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service has made seven important changes to ... been added to the STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) program to enhance the ...

Once your OPT I-20 is issued, you will not be able to change your requested OPT dates ... OPT application to ISS 90 days prior to your I-20 program end date to allow sufficient time for ISS and USCIS ...

The USCIS must receive your STEM OPT application before your current EAD expires ... If you are not admitted to a new degree program or do not submit a change-of-status application before the end of ...

The Post-Completion OPT I-20 Request ... your I-765 application to USCIS. A complete Post-Completion OPT I-20 Request includes the following e-forms: This e-form also includes a section for your ...

Students who have completed a previous degree in a STEM designated program from a ... were either on approved OPT or in their 60-day grace period and have a pending or approved change-of-status H-1B ...

OPTIONAL: USCIS has introduced a Premium Processing fee option for OPT applications for an additional ... is related to your STEM-eligible degree program A self-evaluation is not required for changes ...

Ultimately, however, the STEM OPT Extension is authorized (or denied) by USCIS in the form of an Employment ... you will need to either change your educational level (if you will pursue your new ...