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Request for 17-Month STEM Extension of OPT 2025

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The document is a request form for a 17-month STEM extension of Optional Practical Training (OPT) for international students at Georgetown University. It requires personal information, details about the student's program of study, current OPT authorization, and employment status with an E-Verify registered employer. The form includes required attestations regarding employment obligations and reporting responsibilities during the STEM extension period.

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What is the wait time for stem opt extension?

It can take 90 days or more for USCIS to process STEM OPT extension applications. Please note that you should not travel if your post-completion OPT period has ended and you have not yet received your STEM OPT EAD.

What is the best time to apply for stem opt?

When to Apply You can apply for STEM OPT extension up to 90 days before the expiration of your OPT EAD card. USCIS must receive your application before the expiration date of your OPT EAD card. USCIS must also receive your application within 60 days of when BIO recommends your I-20 for STEM OPT extension.

What is the approval rate for stem opt?

The approval rate remained stable at 90 percent or above throughout FY 2018 - FY 2023 (see Table 5). From FY 2021 to FY 2022, total approvals of STEM-related O-1A Form I-129 petitions increased 29 percent, from 3,550 to 4,570.

What is the right time to apply for STEM OPT Extension? Quora 1 answer 2 years ago

the end of my OPT / STEM OPT period? If you have not exceeded the cumulative limits on unemployment during your post-completion OPT (90 days), or STEM OPT (150 days), you receive a 60-day grace period after the OPT / STEM OPT end date. If you exceed the limits on unemployment, you do not receive a 60-day grace period.

Can you extend STEM OPT?

The fee for the I-765 online Application for Employment Authorization for F-1 OPT and STEM OPT Extension will increase from $410 to $470. The fee for the I-765 paper Application for Employment Authorization for F-1 OPT and STEM OPT Extension will increase from $410 to $520.

What is the grace period for stem opt?

The 24-Month STEM OPT period represents a continuation of your current F-1 status. You must stop your employment when the end date on the EAD card is reached, but may remain in the US for a 60-day grace period after the end date on your EAD card.

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