Improving and Expanding Training Opportunities for F-1 Nonimmigrant Students With STEM Degrees and Cap-Gap Relief for All Eligible F-1 Students
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Policy effect
Amends F-1 nonimmigrant student visa regulations to allow STEM students on OPT to extend their work authorization period by 24 months, replacing the previous 17-month extension, and adds requirements for formal training plans.
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Specifically, the final rule allows such F-1 STEM students who have elected to pursue 12 months of OPT in the United States to extend the OPT period by 24 months (STEM OPT extension). This 24-month extension effectively replaces the 17-month STEM OPT extension previously available to certain STEM students.
govinfo.govgovinfo.gov. Improving and Expanding Training Opportunities for F-1 Nonimmigrant Students With STEM Degrees and Cap-Gap Relief for All Eligible F-1 Students.; 81 FR 13040; 8 CFR Parts 214 and 274a (March 11, 2016)Open official source
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