Can I take classes during my OPT?

在OPT或STEM OPT期间还能上课吗?

希望在攻读硕士或博士学位课程之前可以拥有相对的工作经验国际学生可以通过OPT和STEM OPT来获得就业机会。他们可能会在参加OPT时发现一些问题,列如:他们可能还需要修几门课才能获得研究生的资格。那么在进行OPT和STEM OPT的学生是否可以上课

在阅读本文章之前,请了解,在OPT期间学习是移民法规中的灰色领域之一。因此,此文章将着眼于相关法规,并为国际学生做出明智的决定提供指导

免责声明:SEVIS SAVVY根据签证/移民法规为读者提供信息,但这绝不是法律建议。由于各个学院机构政策可能会有所不同,因此您需要和您的国际学生顾问进行确认以确保您遵守学院机构政策。

内容摘要


案例研究场景

问:我目前正在进行STEM OPT,我打算在我的STEM OPT期结束时申请研究生。在研究入学要求时,我意识到我需要修一门或两门课程以满足先决条件。作为STEM OPT的学生,我可以在参加OPT时修几门课吗?


基于法规的答案

大多数OPT学生有两点不了解:当学生开始接受另一等级教育时(ex:学士申请研究生)以及当学生转学到另一所学校时OPT将自动终止。例如,如果一个学士学位的OPT学生开始攻读硕士课程,那么他的I-20将被updated,则他将无法再参加OPT并且EAD卡将无效。同样,如果学生出于任何原因转学到另一所学校,则OPT和相应的EAD将自动终止,并且该学生自转学之日起不能从事工作。

USCIS reminds F-1 students on Optional Practical Training (OPT) that transferring to another school or beginning study at another educational level (for example, beginning a master’s program after completing a bachelor’s degree) automatically terminates their OPT as well as their corresponding employment authorization document (EAD).

AUTOMATIC TERMINATION OF OPTIONAL PRACTICAL TRAINING FOR F-1 STUDENTS IF THEY TRANSFER TO A DIFFERENT SCHOOL OR BEGIN STUDY AT ANOTHER EDUCATIONAL LEVEL

因此,如果您计划在OPT或STEM OPT之后继续在不同的教育水平或在不同的学校学习,那么您需要通知您的学校您正在使用OPT,以便他们可以更新 I-20 on and after OPT/ STEM OPT end date.

此外,该法规还允许OPT学生参加“娱乐和职业- recreational and avocational”课程。根据该规定,可以假定OPT学生可以兼职上课,因为全日制课程不被认为是“娱乐性的”,OPT学生在美国的主要目的应该是参加OPT培训而不是读书。

Q. Can SEVP clarify whether a student on STEM OPT can enroll in classes during the OPT period? What level of academic study, if any, is permissible?

A: Per regulation, OPT is automatically terminated if a student begins study at another educational level. Recreational and avocational classes are permissible.

SEVP SPECIAL REPORT: STEM OPT FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

OPT和STEM OPT学生可以兼职上课,只要他们不打算通过这些课程获得学位或证书即可。此外,如果您的OPT approval是基于本科学历的,则上本科课程会更安全,以防止您的OPT因在另一个教育水平上学习而被终止

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