Please Note: If you have already started an OPT Request, do not start a new one. To update your User Profile, or to continue an already initiated request, please go to your User Home Page.
If you are unsure whether you are eligible for OPT, or have questions about the application process, you can meet with an ISSS Advisor during walk-in hours.
As part of your OPT Request, your Academic Advisor(s) will be notified and will need to submit their confirmation.
Please note that applications will not be accepted more than five business days in advance of your earliest filing date (90 days prior to program end date). This policy is in place to help avoid application denials due to timing errors.
To assist with filing deadlines, please refer to this useful planning tool titled Planning Tool for Post-Completion OPT, located on the Study in the States website.
Once all documentation has been submitted, ISSS will begin processing your request. Please allow 10 (ten) business days processing time.
An ISSS Advisor will review your OPT Request and issue you a new I-20 document. The I-20 will reflect their recommendation for OPT and list your requested employment dates on page 2.