What is Optional Practical Training? Optional Practical Training (OPT) is a temporary employment benefit that allows an F-1 student visa holder to remain in the US and gain additional training and ...

For many of them, opportunities continue after graduation thanks to the federal Optional Practical Training program, known as OPT, which for decades has allowed them to temporarily work in the U.S ...

A bill to eliminate the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program for international students, which enables them to obtain work experience in the US post their studies, has been introduced in the ...

Optional Practical Training is a program allowing international students with F-1 student status to work in the U.S. for a period directly related to their field of study. Homeland Security ...

Three of the affected students are currently enrolled, while three others are participating in Optional Practical Training (OPT). The university is providing continued academic support to the ...

MUMBAI: Since its inception, the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program has played a critical role in training and retaining qualified foreign graduates from US universities. While ...

According to a UofL spokesperson, the former students were participating in the Federal Optional Practical Training Program (OPT) and had their SEVIS records terminated. The program authorizes ...

"Three of the students had graduated and were on Optional Practical Training status and the other is currently enrolled at the university. Two other international students remain on revoked status." ...

A proposed bill in the US Congress is threatening to upend the Optional Practical Training program A proposed bill in the United States Congress is threatening to upend the Optional Practical ...

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 ...