cpt

I am currently maintaining my CPT status. I have a pending I-485 for my marriage-based GC. I have already received the EAD card from the approved I-765. I understand that working full-time on CPT is not a requirement to maintain my status. I do work full time and I wish to continue maintaining...

Hello Rajiv Ji, I have my STEM OPT ending on 26th Jan 2024. ++ How many days do I have after the day of the competition to enroll for day 1 CPT to continue working and get admitted? (I wanted to know if there is a buffer time after the STEM OPT expiration date) ++ If the university has a...

Hi, I am currently in the final year of my master's studies on an F-1 visa. Next semester, which will be my last semester, I am only left with one course and allowed to do a full-time internship. However, the college highly recommends not going out of state for the internship as it might cause...

Hi, The degree requirements for my course state - A 10 week-6 month internship. Students are responsible for obtaining and selecting an internship that best aligns with their career goals. I am planning to use this for two internships - one from May 15th to Aug 18th (14 weeks) and another...

Hi, I lost my Indian passport as an F-1 student yesterday. I have filed a police complaint today and will next contact the embassy to issue a new passport. Here are my following worries that I would love to get answered from Rajiv. 1. I came in the fall and I am currently enrolled in my...

I am currently a masters student in analytics under F1 visa, but I received a position from Apple for a reliability engineering position. The job requires a background in chemical engineering with some data analysis which is what I have. However, due to the pandemic, I am not eligible for CPT...

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Hello Dear, I'm a grad student on F-1 visa. I've done full time CPT in summer, which is extended by the company for the fall semester. I have 8 credits left (2 for CPT, 6 course credits), and this is my final semester. 9 credits are required for full time enrollment. Can I work on full time CPT...

I am new to the forum, and hoping to get some advice from all you knowledgeable people here. I did visit an immigration attorney on this matter but she was very uneducated on this specific case. Here is the situation I entered the U.S. under F-1 status on August 2013 to obtain my undergraduate...

I lost one of my I-20 and the worst thing is, this one has an CPT-approval. I've contact my school, but they don't have a copy. Now I need to submit the OPT application but I have no idea how to work around this issue. I was wondering if somebody has the same issue and can give me some guidance...