Secretary Noem announced that the DHS is reassessing the OPT program due to concerns about foreign labor impacting US workers ...

A letter from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) dated January 9, 2026 shows the administration is formally re‑evaluating the Optional Pract.

The voice against the OPT program that allows international students to gain work experience in US is growing. (Bloomberg) ...

In Washington Alliance of Technical Workers v. DHS (WashTech), the D.C. Circuit held that optional practical training programs (OPT) that allow students on the nonimmigrant F-1 visa to work in the ...

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 ...

What is Optional Practical Training? Optional Practical Training (OPT) is a temporary employment benefit that allows an F-1 student visa holder to remain in the US and gain additional training and ...

In a move that could affect thousands of international graduates, the Trump administration is taking a fresh look at a key work programme used by foreign students in the United States. The fight over ...

The Guardian or Authority of Law, created by sculptor James Earle Fraser, rests on the side of the U.S. Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court gave universities, employers and international students a ...

F-1 students with degrees in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) and are currently engaged in Post-Completion OPT may be eligible for a 24-month extension of OPT. Please ...