Optional Practical Training (OPT) is temporary employment directly related to your major area of study. You may apply for 12 months of OPT per degree level plus a possible 24-month extension for those ...

Attacks against Optional Practical Training (OPT) show opponents of immigration generally are also against admitting international students to the United States. To gain experience in a chosen ...

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 ...

Optional Practical Training (OPT) is a federal program 72% of international students use to remain in the U.S. after they graduate. American companies seeking highly educated talent can use OPT to ...

The highly popular Optional Practical Training (OPT) program for international students is likely to be discontinued in the United States. The OPT program, which enables foreign students to gain work ...

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 ...

F-1 students may be eligible for Optional Practical Training (OPT). For students in their final semester of coursework, we recommend applying for Post-Completion OPT ASAP. U.S. government OPT ...

Summer Only 5/15/26 - 8/14/26 Determined on a case-by-case basis $544.88 Monthly The 15th of each month to the 14th of the next month Determined on a case-by-case basis When an international student ...

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 ...

The Pre-Completion OPT I-20 Request is available as an e-form in the Training/Employment-Related Forms section of the MyISSS portal. SEVP allows DSOs to provide electronic or scanned signatures and to ...