F-1 OPT介紹

What?is?OPT??
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OPT?is?training?that?is?directly?related?to?an?F-1?student’s?major?area?of?
study.?It?is?intended?to?provide?a?student?with?practical?experience?in?his?or?
her?field?of?study?during?or?upon?completion?of?a?degree?program.?
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Who?is?eligible?for?OPT??
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An?F-1?student?who?has?attended?an?SEVP-certified?college,?university,?
conservatory,?or?seminary?on?a?full-time?basis?for?at?least?one?academic?
year?may?be?authorized?for?up?to?12?months?of?OPT?per?education?level.?
However,?F-1?students?who?have?one?year?or?more?of?full-time?curricular?
practical?training?are?not?eligible?for?OPT?for?that?degree.?
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Pre-completion?OPT?
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Pre-completion?OPT?is?OPT?authorized?to?be?engaged?in?before?the?
student’s?program?end?date.?Students?with?approved?pre-completion?OPT?
may?work?up?to?20?hours?per?week?while?school?is?in?session.?Students?
who?are?eligible?to?register?for?the?next?term?and?who?plan?to?do?so?may?
have?approval?to?work?full?time?when?school?is?not?in?session.?
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Post-completion?OPT?.?
Post-completion?OPT?is?OPT?authorized?to?be?engaged?in?after?the?
student’s?program?end?date.?
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What?is?the?deadline?for?applying?for?post-completion?OPT??
An?F-1?student?may?apply?for?post-completion?OPT?up?to?90?days?before?
the?student’s?program?end?date?and?up?to?60?days?after?his?or?her?program?
end?date.?The?application?must?be?properly?filed?with?the?correct?USCIS?
Service?Center.?In?addition,?the?application?must?be?properly?filed?within?30?
days?of?the?date?the?student’s?DSO?recommends?OPT?in?SEVIS.?
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What?is?the?earliest?a?student?can?apply?for?pre-completion?OPT??
A?student?may?file?for?OPT?up?to?90?days?before?he?or?she?completes?a?full?
academic?year.?If?the?student?has?already?completed?a?full?academic?year,?
he?or?she?may?apply?for?OPT?up?to?90?days?in?advance?of?the?requested?
employment?start?date.
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Grace?period?
The?60-day?period?of?time?given?to?an?F-1?student?after?the?completion?of?a?
course?of?study?or?an?authorized?period?of?post-completion?OPT,?allowing?
the?student?time?to?prepare?for?departure?from?the?United?States,?apply?for?
a?transfer?to?another?SEVP-certified?school,?request?a?change?of?education?
level?at?the?current?school?or?take?steps?to?otherwise?maintain?legal?status.?
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OPT?Time??Extension?for?STEM?Degree?Students
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F-1?students?who?receive?science,?technology,?engineering,?and?mathematics?(STEM)?degrees?included?on?the?STEM?Designated?Degree?Program?List,?are?employed?by?employers?enrolled?in?and?maintain?good?standing?with?E-Verify,?and?who?have?received?an?initial?grant?of?post-completion?OPT?employment?authorization?related?to?such?a?degree,?may?apply?on?or?after?May?10,?2016,?for?a?24-month?extension?of?such?authorization.?F-1?students?may?obtain?additional?information?about?STEM?OPT?extensions?on?our?Optional?Practical?Training?Extension?for?STEM?Students?(STEM?OPT)?page?or?the?STEM?OPT?Hub.
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參考鏈接：
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https://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/temporary-workers/h-1b-specialty-occupations-and-fashion-models/extension-post-completion-optional-practical-training-opt-and-f-1-status-eligible-students-under-h-1b-cap-gap-regulations?
Updated?Information?on?Extension?of?STEM?OPT
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https://www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis/pdf/opt_policy_guidance_042010.pdf??
OPT?Policy?Guidance
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https://www.uscis.gov/eir/visa-guide/f-1-opt-optional-practical-training/understanding-f-1-opt-requirements??
F-1?OPT?requirements