You can apply for a STEM OPT Extension up to 90 days before the end of their first year of OPT. No earlier than the 90th day prior to the end of your EAD card. We recommend using this planning tool ...

We recommend that you begin working on your I-983 training plan for the STEM OPT extension application 4 months before your post-completion OPT EAD card expires and we will process your STEM-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 ...

Click the following links to find information about the STEM OPT Extension or H-1B Cap-Gap Extension ... in the form of an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) card. You must attend an OPT session ...

What is the OPT STEM-Extension? The Optional Practical Training STEM Extension gives students an additional 24 months of OPT authorization if they have a U.S. degree in an approved science, technology ...

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 ...

The employment start date on the new EAD card will be the day immediately following ... Students authorized for Pre-Completion OPT are not eligible for a STEM extension. Students who have already ...

This means that beginning on the OPT start date printed on your original EAD card and continuing through the end date on your EAD for your STEM Extension, each day that you do not have a job counts ...

A one-time 24 month OPT extension (for a total of 36 months ... OPT authorization is granted in the form of an Employment Authorization Document or EAD card. It is date specific but not employer ...

Can I continue working past the end date on my current OPT EAD card while my STEM extension is pending? Yes. If you have filed a timely STEM OPT petition with USCIS (prior to your current OPT expiry ...

You may begin your STEM extension application starting 90 days before the end ... You have reporting responsibilities once you have received your new STEM OPT card and are working in a STEM field. You ...