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 ...

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 ...

when asked about the changes he would make to the OPT program if he headed USCIS, Edlow said, “I think the way in which OPT has been handled over the past four years, with the help of certain ...

Joseph Edlow's statement on Optional Practical Training raises concerns among international students. Edlow supports limiting ...

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 ...

On February 5, 2025, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS ... (OPT) holders only until October 1 of the year in which H-1B status was being requested. Under the 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 ...