Optional Practical Training

Please review the following links regarding applying for Optional Practical Training.

• OPT Overview
• 12 months of OPT: How to Apply
• 24-month STEM OPT Extension: How to Apply
• OPT: Work, Travel, and More
  • Report your 12 Month OPT
  • Report your 17 Month STEM OPT (this program has discontinued taking new applications)
  • Report your 24 Month STEM OPT
  • Limits on periods of unemployment
  • Employment allowed while on OPT
  • Money matters (taxes)
  • Health insurance
  • Travel and OPT
  • Study while on OPT
• H-1B cap gap extension
• Graduate Students