A department may wish to hire international employees with F-1 visa status who have graduated from CU Boulder or students with F-1 status from other U.S. institutions. Optional Practical Training (OPT ...

Ahmed AlAzri is a CU Boulder graduate who is currently gaining experience while on Post-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT). ISSS reached out to Azri to ask about the type of training he is ...

All international students are required to purchase and/or maintain the Purdue sponsored health insurance benefits while enrolled at Purdue University. Because CPT is integral to your established ...

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 ...

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 ...

As of April 11, seven post-completion Optional Practical Training participants at Tufts have had their SEVIS records or F-1 visa status terminated. Students can receive up to 12 months of OPT status ...

All students on OPT and STEM-Extension are required to report key details about their employment, their address, or other required material changes to SEVP (the Student and Exchange Visitor Program) ...

The recent graduates whose visas were revoked were on post-completion OPT status, according to university officials, which allows them to work in the US for up to one year after they graduate.

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 ...