Follow the steps below for guidance on how to apply for Optional Practical Training (OPT). Reminder: Do not submit your OPT application to USCIS until you have received your Form I-20 with your OPT ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Indian students form a vital part of the U.S. higher education system, with nearly 269,000 enrolled in 2024, marking a 35% increase over the previous year. They are second only to ...

The Optional Practical Training program allows foreign students holding F-1 visas to work and gain experience in American companies. (Bloomberg) Representative Paul A. Gosar, reintroduced the Fairness ...

On August 14, 2023, the EDA posted the draft assessment agreement forms and model municipal opt-in form required for the program to become operational. The newly released documents complement the ...

The Supreme Court of the United States has declined to hear a challenge to a visa program that allows foreign students who graduate from U.S. colleges and universities to work in the United States for ...

If you complete your studies in spring 2025, including defending your thesis or dissertation before the start of the summer 2025 term, the academic program end date on your I-20 will be shortened to ...

F-1 students with STEM degrees in fields listed on the ICE STEM Designated Degree Program List may be eligible for the OPT STEM Extension. F-1 students with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, ...

PLAIN TWP. − Opt-out letters will be mailed this week to current and newly eligible accounts in the township’s electric aggregation program. Starting with March 2025 meter reads, the aggregation ...

ARLINGTON, Va., March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- NumbersUSA announces its endorsement of the Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act (H.R. 2315) as one of its "Great Solutions" for fixing immigration ...

If your goal is to gain work experience off-campus and CPT is not an option, or you have graduated from your program and wish to gain employment experience related to your degree, then you should ...

In Part 3 of the USCIS Form-1765, instructions state that you must file Form I-765 while in the United States. What should I remember when choosing my OPT start date? You can apply for OPT as early as ...