Optional Practical Training

Please don’t apply OPT online on your own. You will need one of the DSOs recommendation on SEVIS and an OPT I-20 to be included in your OPT application.

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)

Click here for a comprehensive OPT guide.

Please read OPT Q&A and OPT Procedure carefuly

OPT Q&A

OPT Procedure

For any question relate to OPT,  please email Qiwei Zhang([email protected])