From RFEs to Form I-983 checks, OPT compliance now plays a bigger role in protecting F-1 status and future H-1B filings ...

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 ...

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 ...

More than a million international students are studying at U.S. colleges and universities. For many of them, opportunities continue after graduation thanks to the federal Optional Practical Training ...

India’s US education boom has been built on a quiet assumption that OPT will give graduates time to work, earn, and attempt ...

Optional Practical Training (OPT) is an employment option available to students in F-1 status to gain practical experience in their major field(s) of study. The USCIS website has detailed information ...

Join our Post-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT) workshop for students with F-1 visa status to learn more about OPT eligibility requirements; the application timeline and process; and what ...

In Washington Alliance of Technical Workers v. DHS (WashTech), the D.C. Circuit held that optional practical training programs (OPT) that allow students on the nonimmigrant F-1 visa to work in the ...

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 ...

Optional Practical Training (OPT) is temporary employment authorization for international students in F-1 status, that allows you to have a job, internship, or volunteer work that directly relates to ...