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OPT改革了！！！！！！！

好像有一下几点：
1.三个月内STEM专业，找到E-Verify的工作，相关专业，OPT有27个月；
2.三个月内，找不到工作，一律回国

3 months OPT+ 27 months extension with employment in STEM

Account, business, finance and nursing are all not in STEM

查找你的专业是否STEM的权威网站，大家自己去查吧


到下面的连接去查到你自己专业的 code

[url]http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2002/cip2000/cipsearch.asp[/url]

然后看看是不是在这个范围里面(注意最后一点的 exception, 并不是 xxxx 代表所有)

DC: U.S. To be eligible for the 17-month OPT extension, a student must have received a degree in the following:

Actuarial Science. NCES CIP Code 52.1304

Computer Science: NCES CIP Codes 11.xxxx (except Data EntryMicrocomputer
Applications, NCES CIP Codes 11.06xx )

Engineering: NCES CIP Codes 14.xxxx

Engineering Technologies: NCES CIP Codes 15.xxxx

Biological and Biomedical Sciences: NCES CIP Codes 26.xxxx

Mathematics and Statistics: NCES CIP Codes 27.xxxx

8 Military Technologies: NCES CIP Codes 29.xxxx

Physical Sciences: NCES CIP Codes 40.xxxx

Science Technologies: NCES CIP Codes 41.xxxx

Medical Scientist (MS, PhD): NCES CIP Code 51.1401

再加一点：

"Note that catch-all NCES CIP codes ending in "99" are not considered STEM designated degrees"

opt开始后3个月内必须找到工作。以前的规定是：opt开始到结束都可以没工作。

第二条有专业限制吗，比如business的必须三个月内找到工作，否则也得回国

够乱的，还有专业歧视。过几天就该H1B抽签了吧，抽不上我也回去好了

好像谁求着美国一样::pose

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<P>是的，有专业限制，似乎mba，business的不在stem之内，不过俺也不是非常非常非常确定，所以mm要自己再了解一下</P>
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<P>[quote]原帖由 <I>freei</I> 于 2008-4-4 09:55 PM 发表 <A href="http://www.umasscssa.org/forum/redirect.php?goto=findpost&amp;pid=127744&amp;ptid=10415" target=_blank><IMG alt="" src="http://www.umasscssa.org/forum/images/common/back.gif" border=0></A> 第二条有专业限制吗，比如business的必须三个月内找到工作，否则也得回国 [/quote]</P>

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<P>你已经脱离苦海了，很幸运了，bless你抽签中！！</P>
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<P>再说CS在STEM里，看样子你工作有着落了，那么你还可以申请17个月的延长，<IMG alt="" src="http://www.umasscssa.org/forum/images/smilies/default/00000130.gif" border=0 smilieid="43"> 。。。。</P>
<P>[quote]原帖由 <I>墨者革离</I> 于 2008-4-4 10:02 PM 发表 <A href="http://www.umasscssa.org/forum/redirect.php?goto=findpost&amp;pid=127746&amp;ptid=10415" target=_blank><IMG alt="" src="http://www.umasscssa.org/forum/images/common/back.gif" border=0></A> 够乱的，还有专业歧视。过几天就该H1B抽签了吧，抽不上我也回去好了 好像谁求着美国一样<IMG src="http://www.umasscssa.org/forum/images/smilies/yangcongtou/pose.gif" border=0 smilieid="84"> [/quote]</P>

这都什么乱78糟的规定啊

<P><STRONG>OPT新政策的精髓</STRONG></P>
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<P>1.资本家要大牛，一般的中牛小牛都不行。你牛你90天找不到工作？90天没工作你就回<BR>老家吧！<BR>2.要stem的工人。这些专业都是美国人自己不爱干的，只能多雇佣alien，所以给这些<BR>人点所谓的特权。<BR>3.USCIS要把这个OPT的使用监管起来，给公司套个everify的枷锁，给你套个90天就out<BR>of status的套，看你还能怎么蹦达。</P>
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<P>以上所有发言均转载。</P>
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[[i] 本帖最后由 maudlin 于 2008-4-5 12:12 AM 编辑 [/i]]

DHS原文中，好像这个extension和大多数人都没有关系。只适用于现在正在用post-graduate opt的。是用来缓和今年h1b cap问题的。
现在还没毕业，正在申请opt或者opt用完的，都irrelavant.

[[i] 本帖最后由 aeolus 于 2008-4-5 01:41 AM 编辑 [/i]]

还有，这个还只是approved，有一些definition还不明确。最后如何，需要等最后的解释出来。
business的operations management，也许可以归入operations research, engineering management,然后就属于15.xxxx了。不过还是那句话，irrelevant to most ppl here.
美国经常出这种只适用于一小撮人的policy，而且还是last min，大家也就看造化了。
你要是下半年毕业，也不见得敢赌啊，谁知道下次还有没有17个月的extension

今年的一个什么组织lobby来的。

<P>怎么会没关系？都要申请opt的吧？</P>
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<P>法律生效当日之前opt已经开始的人就不追溯了。<BR></P>
<P>对于已经file OPT的，什么opt用完的当然没关系，适用旧则，有关的是要申请的。新政策出来，不影响原来拿到opt的，只对今后的有影响。</P>
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<P>只希望这个法案不会被批，会晚点被批，这样今年master毕业还没找到工作的能多些准备。</P>
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<P>[quote]原帖由 <I>aeolus</I> 于 2008-4-5 02:30 AM 发表 <A href="http://www.umasscssa.org/forum/redirect.php?goto=findpost&amp;pid=127805&amp;ptid=10415" target=_blank><IMG alt="" src="http://www.umasscssa.org/forum/images/common/back.gif" border=0></A> DHS原文中，好像这个extension和大多数人都没有关系。只适用于现在正在用post-graduate opt的。是用来缓和今年h1b cap问题的。现在还没毕业，正在申请opt或者opt用完的，都irrelavant. [/quote]</P>

[[i] 本帖最后由 maudlin 于 2008-4-5 02:04 PM 编辑 [/i]]

From "http://www.nafsa.org/regulatory_information.sec/29_month_opt_rule_updates"
"29 Month OPT Rule Updates
Please stay tuned to this page for updates regarding the 29 month OPT rule,
which will be posted as they become available.

April 4, 2008

On April 3, 2008, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) finished
reviewing an interim final rule on Optional Practical Training (OPT). On
April 4, 2008, DHS provided an advance copy of the rule. The rule will not
become effective until it is published in the Federal Register, which is
expected to happen sometime during the week of April 7.

Summary of Key Provisions

* OPT extension to 29 months for STEM students. The 12 month limit on F-
1 Optional Practical Training (OPT) will be extended by 17 months, for a
total of 29 months, for certain STEM degreeholders (Science, Technology,
Engineering, Mathematics) in the following fields:
o Actuarial Science. CIP Code 52.1304.
o Computer Science Applications:
+ CIP Codes 11.xxxx (except Data Entry/Microcomputer
Applications)
+ CIP Codes 11.06xx
o Engineering. CIP Codes 14.xxxx.
o Engineering Technologies. CIP Codes 15.xxxx.
o Biological and Biomedical Sciences. CIP Codes 26.xxxx.
o Mathematics and Statistics. CIP Codes 27.xxxx.
o Military Technologies. CIP Codes 29.xxxx.
o Physical Sciences. CIP Codes 40.xxxx.
o Science Technologies. CIP Codes 41.xxxx.
o Medical Scientist (MS, PhD). CIP Code 51.1401

* Other requirements for 17-month extension. Additional requirements for
the 17-month extension include:
o Student must be currently participating in a 12-month period of
OPT, working for a U.S. employer in a job directly related to the student’s
major area of study.
o Student must have successfully completed a bachelor's, master's,
or doctoral degree in a field on the DHS STEM Designated Degree Program
List, from a SEVIS-certified college or university.
o Student must have a job offer from an employer registered with
the E-Verify employment verification system.
o The student has not previously received a 17-month OPT extension
after earning a STEM degree.
o The DSO must recommend the 17-month OPT extension in SEVIS,
after verifying the student's eligibility, certifying that the student's
degree is on the STEM Designated Degree Program List, and ensure that the
student is aware of his or her responsibilities for maintaining status while
on OPT.
o Student will have to apply for the 17-month extension on Form I-
765 with fee.
o Students who timely file an application for the 17-month OPT
extension will be able to continue employment while the extension
application is pending, until a final decision on the I-765 or for 180 days,
whichever comes first.
o The employer must agree to report the termination or departure
of the student to the DSO or through "any other means or process identified
by DHS." An employer must consider a worker to have departed when the
employer knows the student has left employment, or if the student has not
reported for work for a period of 5 consecutive business days without the
employer's consent.

* H-1B cap-gap extension of D/S and work authorization until October 1.
Duration of status and work authorization will be extended for a student on
OPT, who is the beneficiary of a timely-filed H-1B petition requesting an
employment start date of October 1 of the following fiscal year. This would
apply to all students on OPT, not just STEM students. The extension of
duration of status and work authorization would automatically terminate upon
the rejection, denial, or revocation of the H-1B petition filed on the
student's behalf.
* I-765 filing window. Under the current rule, the I-765 must be filed
no later than the student's program end date, and it is not specified how
soon before the program end date the application can be filed. Under the new
rule, a student will be able to file his or her I-765 up to 90 days prior
to his or her program end date, and up to 60 days after his or her program
end date.
* Duration of employment authorization
o Employment authorization will begin on the date requested or the
date the employment authorization is adjudicated, whichever is later.
o Exception: The employment authorization period for the 17-month
OPT extension begins on the day after the expiration of the initial post-
completion OPT employment authorization, and ends 17 months later,
regardless of the date the actual extension is approved.

* Reporting Requirements while on OPT
o All students on OPT are required to report to the DSO:
+ any change of name or address, or
+ any interruption of such employment
o In addition, students with an approved 17-month OPT extension:
+ Must report to the student's DSO within 10 days of any
change of:
# legal name
# residential or mailing address
# employer name
# employer address, and/or
# loss of employment.
+ Must make a validation report to the DSO every six months
starting from the date the extension begins and ending when the student's F-
1 status ends, the student changes educational levels at the same school,
the student transfers to another school, or the 17-month OPT extension ends,
whichever is first. The validation is a confirmation that the student's
name and address, employer name and address, and/or loss of employment is
current and accurate. The report is due to the DSO within 10 business days
of each reporting date.

* Limited Periods of Unemployment to Maintain Status
o During post-completion OPT, F-1 status is dependent upon
employment.
o Students may not accrue an aggregate of more than 90 days of
unemployment during any post-completion OPT carried out under the initial
post-completion OPT authorization.
o Students granted a 17-month OPT extension may not accrue an
aggregate of more than 120 days of unemployment during the total 29 month
OPT period.

* F-1 students currently in the United States will also be able to take
advantage of the rule's new provisions once they become effective."

<P>如果生效了，不会只实行一年的，和大部分还没开始opt的人还是很有很大关系的。</P>
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<P>[quote]原帖由 <I>aeolus</I> 于 2008-4-5 02:34 AM 发表 <A href="http://www.umasscssa.org/forum/redirect.php?goto=findpost&amp;pid=127806&amp;ptid=10415" target=_blank><IMG alt="" src="http://www.umasscssa.org/forum/images/common/back.gif" border=0></A> 还有，这个还只是approved，有一些definition还不明确。最后如何，需要等最后的解释出来。 business的operations management，也许可以归入operations research, engineering management,然后就属于15.xxxx了。不过 ... [/quote]</P>

这个很难说，经常这样开个小窗，然后很快关上的。好像一年多前申请gc也有过一次，具体不清楚。但愿长期有效吧，想有工作经验就回国的，可以不用在乎h1b了。<br>[quote]原帖由 <i>maudlin</i> 于 2008-4-5 01:07 PM 发表 <a href="http://www.umasscssa.org/forum/redirect.php?goto=findpost&amp;pid=127855&amp;ptid=10415" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.umasscssa.org/forum/images/common/back.gif" alt="" border="0"></a>
如果生效了，不会只实行一年的，和大部分还没开始opt的人还是很有很大关系的。


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