Optional Practical Training (OPT) is a federal program 72% of international students use to remain in the U.S. after they graduate. American companies seeking highly educated talent can use OPT to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Stuart Anderson writes about immigration, business and globalization. An upcoming Trump administration rule is expected to end or ...

Warning: Exceeding the OPT unemployment limit may lead to the termination of your SEVIS record. F-1 students on post-completion OPT or the STEM OPT extension must closely track their days of ...

The Biden-era stability for international graduates has met a new regulatory hurdle as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) formally initiates a comprehensive review of the OPT Program. In a ...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is preparing a proposed rule that is expected to significantly change the Optional Practical Training program. The OPT program allows international students to ...

WASHINGTON, DC -In a move that could directly affect thousands of foreign graduates, the US Department of Homeland Security has confirmed it is re-evaluating the Optional Practical Training (OPT) ...

There have been recent reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is sending notices to students on Optional Practical Training (OPT) who have not reported employment in SEVIS and are ...

Amid US President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration, the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program could reportedly be revoked or changed in a major way. This would be done to discourage US ...

Optional Practical Training (OPT) is an opportunity for F-1 students to gain practical experience working off-campus in a job directly related to their major field of study. It is recommended in SEVIS ...

STEM OPT (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Optional Practical Training) is a work authorization that an incoming employee may have received, or may be eligible for, as an alumnus of a ...