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 24-Month STEM OPT Extension adds an additional 2 years of work authorization to the year of Initial Optional Practical Training. This allows you to participate in up to 3 years of OPT. You must ...

If you are currently a student or just graduated and are applying within your grace period, you cannot apply directly for the STEM OPT Extension: only those currently in their 12-month OPT ...

Submit Completed form I-983 Opens an external link. If you earned a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in a specific field listed on the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) STEM Designated ...

SEVP now allows DSOs to provide electronic or scanned signatures and to send I-20s to students' email address recorded in SEVIS. The 24-month STEM OPT Extension (STEM OPT) is defined in the F-1 ...

People on OPT who are being sponsored for H-1B by a cap-subject employer may sometimes be eligible for an automatic OPT extension called OPT cap gap. When eligible, this extension displays on page 2 ...

You must confirm usage of your STEM OPT every six months from the start date of STEM OPT, until the end of the 24-month STEM extension. Please report the name and address of your current employer and ...

A student may not be authorized for more than two lifetime STEM OPT extensions. The period cannot be “split” into two periods. The employment start date on the new EAD card will be the day immediately ...

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 ...

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 STEM OPT Extension helps SCU's international alumni enhance their education through practical training and hands-on experience. SCU alumni with degrees in the STEM fields (Science, Technology, ...

STEM stands for "science, technology, engineering, and mathematics." The STEM OPT extension is a benefit for F-1 students who have completed an eligible STEM degree and meet the other eligibility ...