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Basic Eligibility Requirements for the 17-Month STEM OPT Extension
17-Month STEM OPT Extension Instruction Packet Now Available!
The 17-Month STEM OPT Extension Instruction Packet is available for download at http://oisf.njit.edu/forms.
To be eligible for an OPT extension, an F-1 nonimmigrant student must:
1. Have successfully completed a degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics ("STEM") included in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) STEM Designated Degree Program List from a college or university certified by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Student and Exchange Visitor Program. To check if your program is on the STEM list, see http://www.ice.gov/sevis/stemlist.htm.
2. Currently be participating in a 12-month period of approved post-completion OPT based upon a STEM degree.
3. Be working for a U.S. employer in a job directly related to the student's major area of study.
4. Be working for, or accepted employment with, an employer enrolled in USCIS' E-Verify program. E-Verify is a free, internet-based system operated in partnership with the Social Security Administration that helps employers to determine the employment eligibility of newly-hired employees. To learn about E-Verify, please visit http://www.uscis.gov/E-verify.
5. Be properly maintaining F-1 status. (See http://oisf.njit.edu/status/f-1/guidelines/maintaining-status.php).
6. Must NOT have received a previous 17-month STEM OPT Extension.
| To apply for the extension, students need to submit the following information to the OISF at least 10 business days prior to the expiration date of the currently approved 12-month OPT: |
• 17-month STEM OPT Extension Request Form
• Original I-765 (4/8/08 version ONLY). Item#16 should show (c)(3)(C)
• Check or money order payable to Department of Homeland Security for $340.00
• Copy of current EAC/EAD/OPT card (both sides)
• Copy of most current I-20
• Copy of most current I-94 card (both sides)
The OISF has developed an application packet for the 17-month STEM OPT extension. Students can collect the 17-Month STEM OPT Extension Instruction Packet from the office or download it after Wednesday, April 23, 2008. Applications for an extension can be submitted to OISF in Fenster Hall, Room 140.
Please allow 7–10 business days for processing.
