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 ...

What is Optional Practical Training (OPT)? Optional Practical Training (OPT) is a 12-month period of work authorization afforded to all F-1 visa holders that can be used either prior to or after they ...

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 an opportunity for F-1 students to gain practical experience working off-campus in a job directly related to their major field of study. It is recommended in SEVIS ...

Students in F-1 status who have completed two semesters of an academic program are eligible for a total of 12 months of work authorization known as Optional Practical Training (OPT). You can apply to ...

The Post-Completion OPT I-20 Request is available as an e-form in the Training/Employment-Related Forms section of the MyISSS portal. This request is comprised of two e-forms, the Post-Completion OPT ...

In addition to the paper version of Form I-765, USCIS is now accepting online Form I-765 applications for Optional Practical Training (OPT) and the 24-month OPT STEM Extension. The online I-765 ...

SEVP now allows DSOs to provide electronic or scanned signatures and to send I-20s to students' email address recorded in SEVIS. The 24-month STEM OPT Extension (STEM OPT) is defined in the F-1 ...

The 24-month extension of Post-Completion OPT is for students who have completed a degree listed in the STEM Designated Degree Program List. Students who have completed a previous degree in a STEM ...

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 ...

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 ...