People get shocked when I tell them about OPT: Florida senator moves to end pathway to H-1B

Florida senator Rick Scott has brought a bill, Prioritizing American Talent Act', to end the Optional Practical Training ...
AOL

Fake Jobs, Real Fraud: ICE Cracks Down On Northern Virginia Student Visa Employers

Federal agents say they uncovered evidence of fraud and noncompliance during recent inspections of Northern Virginia employers that hire foreign students under the federal Optional Practical Training ...
The Daily SignalOpinion

SCOOP: Rick Scott Moves to Terminate DHS Program That Incentivizes Hiring Foreign Grads

Sen. Rick Scott will introduce a bill to end the Optional Practical Training visa program, which incentivizes employers to ...
National Review

The OPT Foreign ‘Student’ Work Program: End It, Don’t Mend It

Donald Trump Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop Catfighting with Our Allies Medical Journal Supports Unlimited Migration Have We Learned Anything from the Tuskegee Experiment? Oregone Too Soon The Fantastical ...

H-1B overhaul? 10 big changes in new bill that could end green card pathway and OPT program

Republican Congressman Chip Roy's proposed American White-Collar Worker Jobs Act of 2026 aims to significantly modify the H-1B visa program.
Miami University

Optional Practical Training (OPT) STEM Extension Responsibilities

Your employment authorization is automatically extended for up to 180 days while the EAD application is pending, as long as your application was filed properly and in a timely manner. Your I-20 with ...
City Journal

Ending America’s Student Visa Work Program Would Be a Huge Mistake

Opponents of high-skilled immigration have long portrayed student visas as an unfair source of low-wage labor, undercutting the job prospects of American-born college graduates. This point of view is ...
The Daily SignalOpinion

‘END IT NOW’: MAGA Demands Trump End Visa Program That Takes Jobs from Americans

Some Republicans and immigration hawks are demanding that the Trump administration finally end a visa program that ...
Washington Examiner

Eliminating fraud will not fix OPT

Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s new crackdown on fraud in the Optional Practical Training program is a welcome development. But even if DHS succeeds in rooting out fraud and abuse, it still will ...
JD Supra

USCIS Updates Guidance for F-1 Students on OPT and STEM OPT Eligibility

The F-1 nonimmigrant visa status allows noncitizens to study in the United States at U.S. colleges and universities. F-1 students may be eligible for off-campus employment under the following programs ...
Purdue University

Optional Practical Training

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 ...