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

US ICE has begun issuing warning letters to OPT students for alleged employment reporting violations, sparking fear among ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

OPT is not a different visa status or “change of status ... your application will be denied if it is received more than 90 days before your program completion date. The latest USCIS can receive your ...

Have an offer of employment from an employer that is enrolled in the USCIS E-Verify program. Students can apply for ... leave the U.S., transfer to a new school, or change your visa status. Stage 5: ...

please visit this USCIS page. You are allowed a 60-day grace period following your OPT end date to leave the United States, change your immigration status, transfer your F-1 record to a new school,l ...

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 ...

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 ...