More than a million international students are studying at U.S. colleges and universities. For many of them, opportunities continue after graduation thanks to the federal Optional Practical Training ...

Optional Practical Training (OPT) is a federal program 72% of international students use to remain in the U.S. after they graduate. American companies seeking highly educated talent can use OPT to ...

The lawmakers have urged them to identify OPT as a program that is dangerously unauthorized, abused, and costly to the ...

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 ...

Rep. Paul Gosar has called for the termination of the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program, claiming it favors foreign ...

Santa Clara University offers international students with F-1 immigration status in the MBA/MSBA/MSIS/MSFA programs the opportunity to engage in Curricular Practical Training in accordance with ...

In a year of unprecedented attacks on international education under the Trump administration, The PIE looks back at the top 12 stories giving the sector much to read about in 2025.

Follow the steps below for guidance on how to apply for Optional Practical Training (OPT). Reminder: Do not submit your OPT application to USCIS until you have received your Form I-20 with your OPT ...

This October, hundreds of students gathered in Harvard Yard for Concentration Declaration Day. Complete with banners, photo ops, and nearly $4,000 worth of pizza, the event is an opportunity for ...

A program that undermines wages, steals from your grandparents, and actively dims the prospects of American college students- only an alliance of Silicon Valley excess and administrative insanity ...

Optional Practical Training (OPT) is an employment option available to students in F-1 status to gain practical experience in their major field(s) of study. The USCIS website has detailed information ...