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 ...

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 ...

Academic Training is a type of off-campus work authorization that allows a J-1 student to gain practical experience in their field of study. Any employment must be directly related to the J-1 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...