Interpretation of hoolilaw: Don't be silly and confused that CPT and OPT are two magic weapons suitable for international students.

CPT and OPT, as two magic weapons for international students with visa F 1, have always been one of the hottest topics discussed by children's shoes. For a long time, many friends have stupidly confused CPT/OPT. Although they look like twin brothers, they are quite different. The hard work of hoolilaw compares these two magic weapons for international students. Everyone must polish their eyes and distinguish clearly!

CPT (in-class practical training) CPT is a license for international students to work and practice outside the school, which is approved by the school. At the time of application, it is required that the employer's admission notice has been obtained. Work must be related to the field of study, not just to make money. Many students apply for CPT because some courses require internships to get corresponding credits. There are also many small partners looking for schools that can issue CPT during the identity change period. OPT (optional

Internship period) means that international students can have a legal working period of 12 months (29 months for STEM majors) after completing their studies in the United States, which is approved by the Immigration Bureau. You can apply within 90 days before graduation and 60 days after graduation, but the start date of OPT should not be later than 60 days after graduation. STEM majors can apply for OPT extension 17 months. Working with OPT can be willful, because you can do any job related to your major during OPT, and you can change jobs and fire your boss at any time. But remember, the unemployment period of OPT 12 months is 90 days, and the unemployment period of OPT 29 months is 30 days, which is *** 120 days. CPT requirements:

When applying for a job, you need to provide the employer's admission notice.

Work must be related to the field of study.

You can work full-time or part-time.

Postgraduates can apply for internship in the first semester if required by the course.

If you use CPT 12 months, you are not eligible to apply for OPT.

The specific requirements of CPT need to contact the DSO of the school, because CPT is issued by the school, and some of the OPT requirements are slightly different from school to school.

Work must be related to the field of study.

You can only apply for OPT once for each degree (for example, you can apply for OPT once after graduation, once after graduation for graduate students, and you can't apply for OPT again when you get a graduate degree).

You must apply to the Immigration Bureau and fill in the I-765 form. You can't start work until you receive the EAD card and the start date written on the card arrives.

The total unemployment period shall not exceed 90 days, and the occupational unemployment period of STEM shall not exceed 120 days.

You need to apply within 90 days before graduation, and no later than 60 days after graduation. The start date shall not be later than 60 days after graduation.

Bid winning conditions:

When applying for CPT, you must provide the admission notice issued by the employer.

OPT doesn't need an offer letter to apply when to use it.

CPT is usually used during school.

OPT generally uses a work permit after graduation.

CPT work permit is I-20 (CPT will be marked on the third page)

OPT work permit is EAD card.

Trial:

CPT is issued by the school and the processing time is 5- 10 working days.

OPT is issued by the Immigration Bureau and the processing time is about 90 days.

CPT should work for a specific employer (your employer's name will be written on i20 after application). If you want to change employers, you need to communicate with the school and get a new I-20.

OPT does not need to apply for time for a specific employer's job.

CPT graduate students can apply for internship in the first semester if required by the course.

OPT generally applies within 90 days before graduation, and no later than 60 days after graduation.

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Work needs to be in the field of study.

You need permission to start work.

CPT and OPT are both good ways for international students to gain work experience in the United States. Some students want to gain some American work experience and return to China for development, and some students are moving towards HIB or even green card. Either way, we should fully understand and make good use of CPT and OPT resources and choose the one that suits us best.

About Julilo

Hoolilaw, an overseas legal service platform under the Hooli platform, has become the largest legal service platform in the United States. In the past two years, it has provided online legal protection for more than 65,000 international students from China to the United States. Including visa legal services, campus disputes, real estate disputes, traffic accidents, criminal cases, civil disputes and other legal related cases.

Because of their habitual thinking at home, China students generally don't have the habit of American legal knowledge and legal consultation, so they often turn to lawyers for help when they encounter problems, which leads to unnecessary vicious consequences. Therefore, we hope to give priority to legal services, launch a legal protection plan for prospective international students and their parents, and help international students smoothly transition and integrate into the local learning environment through localized active services and exclusive legal services throughout their study abroad career, paving the way for future employment:

First, through the legal knowledge training courses before studying abroad, 65,000 consulting cases on the platform are summarized to guide international students to understand American laws and actively avoid common legal risks of international students;

Two, study abroad, life, employment disputes, to be able to conduct legal advice at any time. Hoolilaw became a search engine in the legal field, and 30 legal advisers with legal background provided professional legal advice to guide students to face and handle disputes correctly and improve their coping ability;

Third, once a case that needs to appear in court is involved, the legal adviser of the platform will help the students match the gold medal lawyers who are good at this field according to the type of case and the state where they are located, so as to get twice the result with half the effort.