OPT to H-1B route gets tougher: Why US is rechecking student work status

From RFEs to Form I-983 checks, OPT compliance now plays a bigger role in protecting F-1 status and future H-1B filings ...

OPT and the uneasy truth behind India’s US education boom: How America is cutting off its own talent feed

India’s US education boom has been built on a quiet assumption that OPT will give graduates time to work, earn, and attempt ...
University of Wyoming

Optional Practical Training

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 ...

New Guide Explains Where Creators Can—and Can’t—Opt Out of AI Training

Guide gives creators step-by-step opt-out tools as The AI Rights Project issues its first platform grade, evaluating ...
JD Supra

Optional Practical Training Programs for F-1 Students Are Valid, Federal Appeals Court Held

In Washington Alliance of Technical Workers v. DHS (WashTech), the D.C. Circuit held that optional practical training programs (OPT) that allow students on the nonimmigrant F-1 visa to work in the ...

If You Use Gmail, You're Going To Want To Turn Off This 1 Automatic Setting ASAP

For Gmail users, there is an automatic opt-in that may allow Google access to your emailed data (think: your personal and ...
JD Supra

Curricular and Optional Practical Training: A Primer on Employment Opportunities for Students with an F-1 Visa

Foreign students studying towards a degree program in the U.S. and maintaining a valid F-1 status can apply their theoretical knowledge and gain invaluable experience in their respective fields/major ...
Morehead State University

Optional Practical Training

Optional Practical Training (OPT) is temporary employment directly related to an F-1 student’s major area of study. Eligible students can apply for up to 12 months of OPT employment authorization ...