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 ...

Enrolled students who wish to participate in a required experience directly related to and required by their academic program must be authorized for Curricular Practical Training (“CPT”). Curricular ...

Optional Practical Training (OPT) is intended to provide hands-on practical experience complementary to the academic program, 8 CFR 214.2(f)(10)(ii). Students on practical training are still ...

On October 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an interim final rule ending the automatic extension of ...

Academic training is work authorization for students in J-1 status. In order to be eligible for academic training, a student must be in good academic standing and have an internship, practicum or job ...

The Post-Completion OPT I-20 Request is available as an e-form in the Training/Employment-Related Forms section of the MyISSS portal. This request is comprised of two e-forms, the Post-Completion OPT ...

Graduate students exception to one-year requirement – internship must be required of all students in the program within the first year. Must maintain FT enrollment or have authorization for PT ...

The newly released compromise version of the annual defense policy bill would establish a civilian training corps to address skills gaps at the Defense Department. One priority of the $738 billion ...

While finishing a master's degree at the Columbia Journalism School in 2017, international student Karen K. Ho was torn when determining her next step after graduation. Two possible options: a ...

The Pre-Completion OPT I-20 Request is available as an e-form in the Training/Employment-Related Forms section of the MyISSS portal. SEVP allows DSOs to provide electronic or scanned signatures and to ...