Optional Practical Training (OPT)

 OPT (12 months)

• Information regarding OPT regulations effective April 8, 2008   

• Information on H-1B cap-gap extension and how to make request through IS.

• Frequently Asked Questions about Optional Practical Training 

• OPT Deadlines and Information session dates

• OPT Checklist

• Can I Travel Outside the US While on OPT?

• Employer's Guide to Hiring International Students Brochure

• Standard Processing Times for OPT Application

• OPT Power Point Presentation
   

 OPT Application

•  OPT application(12 months) for Graduate Students

•  OPT application(12 months) for Undergraduate Students

• OPT Student Acknowledgement Form

•  How to complete the I-765 Form

•  Form I-765
   

 17-month OPT STEM Extension

• Information regarding the 17-month OPT STEM Extension

• STEM major list for 17-month OPT extension 

• Instructions for applying for the 17-month OPT STEM Extension

• Employer letter

• STEM student acknowledgment form

• Form I-765

• How to complete the I-765 Form (OPT STEM Extension)

 General H1-B Information

• Slides of H-1B Workshop April 2008

• H-1B General Information for F-1 Students