Employment Options (OPT/CPT)

General Eligibility

To be eligible for any of the Employment Options listed below, you must currently be on an F-1 visa and have studied at least nine months in the United States at a higher education institution on a valid non-immigrant visa (e.g., F, J, H, E, L, M)

Employment Options

Curricular Practical Training (CPT)

• CPT Questions & Answers
• CPT Application Procedures

Optional Practical Training (OPT)

• OPT Questions & Answers
• OPT Application Procedures
• OPT Application Form and Instruction (provided by USCIS)

Severe Economic Hardship

• Severe Economic Hardship Information
• Severe Economic Hardship Application Process
• Severe Economic Hardship Form and Instruction (provided by USCIS)