🔺 r/InternationalStudentsuHotFaithlessness9396·41 days ago
Explaining what CPT going away means for every international student.
When you’re studying here, you might want to do an internship. If this internship is happening while you’re studying, like a summer internship during junior year, most students used CPT to get work authorization for that. CPT is approved by your school. You can work for less than a year on CPT. You also have OPT. You can work on OPT for 1 year or (3 for STEM students). Let’s say, you had a 3 month long internship while you were studying, you only get 9 months of OPT time after you graduate. Most companies won’t hire an employer for 9 months unfortunately :/ If you’re in STEM you still get 3 years, so that’s something to consider. If you’re a non STEM student who does want an internship while you’re studying in the states, this affects you the most. submitted by /u/HotFaithlessness9396 to r/InternationalStudents [link] [comments]