Optional Practical Training (OPT) STEM Request

Information

To be completed by STEM degree holder who is currently on a 12-month period of OPT.







(recommendation will be for 17 months from this date)





(Residential address will be reported to SEVIS as the address where you are currently living.
Your immigration documents will be mailed to this address.)

Optional Practical Training Reporting Form

Upon submission of this request, I understand that I must also submit the following documents BEFORE the STEM extension request can be processed:

  • Copy of current OPT/EAD card
  • Copy of I-765 form filled out completely
  • OPT Reporting Form

Statement of Understanding

  • I have thoroughly read and understood the 17-month OPT Extension for STEM degree holders information provided.
  • I have not previously received a 17-month OPT extension after earning a STEM degree.
  • I have maintained valid F-1 status since I began my study at Florida Institute of Technology.
  • I understand that I must report to ISSS (using the OPT Reporting Form) any change to the following within 10 days:
    • legal name
    • residential or mailing address
    • employer name
    • employer address
    • loss of employment
  • I understand that I am required to make a validation report to the ISSS every six months starting from the date the extension begins and ending when my F-1 status ends; I change educational levels within Florida Tech; I wish to transfer to another school; or the 17-month OPT extension ends, whichever is first. I understand that the validation is a confirmation that my name and address, employer name and address and/or loss of employment are current and accurate. This six-month validation report is due to the ISSS within 10 business days of each reporting date. Such validation reporting should be made using the OPT Reporting Form.
  • I understand that accruing an aggregate of more than 120 days of unemployment during the total of 29-month OPT period will result in a violation of the requirements for remaining in valid F-1 status.
  • I understand that ISSS will assess a return fee of $25.00 payable by check or money order to “Florida Institute of Technology,” prior to forwarding any I-20 returned to ISSS because of an incorrectly reported address.