Working After You’ve Completed Your Studies
Through an arrangement known as Optional Practical Training http://www.herkimer.edu/international/permit/ (OPT), students who have completed their course of study may be employed full time for one year in their field of study. The year of full-time optional practical training may be reduced if the student has previously been authorized for optional practical training or has spent more than one year in full-time curricular practical training. Students in F-1 status may work in the US for an international organization before or after studies are complete. If you are offered a position with such an organization, you must apply for work authorization from USCIS. Optional practical training and employment with an international organization both require consultation with the international-student advisor and work authorization from the USCIS. Be sure to complete the application process at least three months before you intend to begin working. You may not be employed until you receive the authorization.
For questions or further information, please contact the Office of International Programs: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)