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- Unemployment Counter - Study in the States
Federal law limits how long F-1 students on post-completion optional practical training (OPT) or science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) OPT can be unemployed The limits are: Post-completion OPT: 90 days STEM OPT: 150 days, which includes any days accrued while on post-completion OPT
- STEM Extension OPT - Pennsylvania State University
Do not exceed the number of unemployment days because your F-1 status and OPT authorization will no longer be valid You have an additional 60 days of unemployment during the STEM OPT period plus any unused unemployment days from your 12-month OPT period, for a possible total of 150 days
- Optional Practical Training Extension for STEM Students (STEM OPT . . .
Certain F-1 students who receive science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees may apply for a 24-month extension of their post-completion optional practical training (OPT) Was this page helpful?
- Guidance on Unemployment During OPT - NAFSA
Students on regular post-completion OPT and students who have OPT extended due to the cap gap provisions are subject to a 90 day limit on unemployment, and students who receive a 17-month STEM OPT extension
- STEM OPT Extension | International Student and Scholar Services
Unemployment days are cumulative and any unused days of unemployment during Post-Completion OPT carry over to your STEM OPT period Unemployment days are each day (including weekends) that you do not have qualifying employment
- OPT Grace Period and 90 Days OPT Unemployment – Important Facts
STEM students are allowed to accrue an additional 60 days of unemployment during their STEM OPT extension So, they can accrue a maximum of 150 days of unemployment during the 36 months of OPT
- Unemployment Rules and Job Loss on STEM OPT: What Happens . . . - VisaVerge
Under OPT, 90 days of unemployment are allowed in the initial period, with an additional 60 days on STEM OPT To maintain status after a job loss, notify your DSO, understand your grace period, search for new employment, and report changes to your DSO every 6 months
- Article - STEM OPT Extension Applicat. . . - LSU
The employment must be paid; no volunteer unpaid employment is allowed on STEM OPT since information about compensation is required for the I-983 form The student cannot be self-employed as a sole owner due to I-983 requirements
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