Canadian student CPT Eligibility

Prabhas

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My son, a Canadian citizen, has been an Engineering student at Georgia Tech since August 2016, on a TD visa.

He has a coop opportunity starting in May this year, and hence looking to obtain his F-1 visa in April this year.

Per the USCIS website, the eligibility criteria for employment for F-1 students states "F-1 students may not work off-campus during the first academic year.."

Given, my son been already been a full-time student at GT for three years on a TD visa, will this requirement still apply to him if he gets his F-1 status in April, 2019?

That is, may he work on a coop program in May 2019 on an F-1 visa obtained in April 2019? Or, does he become eligible for CPT, OPT only in May 2020?

Thank you so much for helping us with your advise on this issue.
 
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