Information on What OPT is and How It Can Be Availed

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Optional Practical Training for International
Students in the US
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• Studying at a reputed foreign destination
  definitely results in the
• students academics gaining an added dimension.
  However, what is
• additionally required is relevant work experience
  in the field of study.
• This helps the student in cultivating practical
  knowledge and augments job-related skills.

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• The Study in USA for International Students is
  bound to be full
• of opportunities, since US HAS the highest number
  of
• universities in the QS World Rankings 2019. The
  USA also has one of the best education systems in
  the world, with
• opportunities of cutting-edge research. The
  student also has
• the option of improving his practical skills
  through the Optional
• Practical Training (OPT). Heres some detailed
  information on
• what OPT is and how it can be availed.

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• Simply put, an OPT is a temporary employment for
  F-1
• students, in a field directly related to their
  study area. Eligible
• students can gain 12-month employment after they
  have an
• authorization.
• There are three ways to engage in an OPT
• Part-time OPT (20 hours per week or less) during
  academic
• session.
• Full-time OPT during Vacation
• Full-time OPT after completion of course-work.

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• Types
• There are 2 types of Optional Practical Training
  that the Candidate may
• choose from
• Pre-completion OPT A student needs to complete
  one academic year at
• an SEVP certified institution to be eligible for
  the Pre-completion OPT. Those who are eligible
  may work part time during academic session or
  full-time
• during vacations.
• Post-completion OPT Eligible candidates can opt
  for an optional practical
• training after their course concludes. However,
  those students who have
• already engaged in Curricular Practical Training
  (CPT) for a year or more
• are not eligible. Additionally, if the student
  has done a pre-completion
• OPT then that time period will be deducted from
  his post-completion
• OPT time.

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• Extension for STEM students
• The OPT can be extended to a further 24-month
  period if the student is
• enrolled for a science, technology, engineering
  and math course, while doing Bachelors, Masters
  or PhD in USA. Also, the employer must be
  enrolled in
• and should use E-Verify Employment Verification
  program operated by the
• USCIS.

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• Applying for an OPT
• You need to first ask the designated school
  official (DSO) at your institution
• to recommend you for the OPT. After the DSO,
  endorses your I-20 for the
• same, you need to file the form I-765 and pay the
  required fee to the USCIS. The Employment
  Authorization Document (EAD) must also be
  submitted.
• The OPT can begin only after the students I-765
  is approved.

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• The student must also meet the eligibility
  requirements before he can
• apply. These include meeting the minimum
  attendance requirements
• and showing adequate academic progress. The OPT
  may well turn out
• to be the key takeaway of the study abroad
  journey of the student.
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