OPT program for American international students

According to the current OPT program in the United States, foreign students can continue to work and practice in the United States as students for 65,438+02 months after graduating from American universities, while graduates selected from the catalogue published by the US Immigration Enforcement Bureau (ice) can OPT in the United States for up to 29 months. Therefore, science and engineering students can have enough time to apply for a work visa and change their immigration status during OPT. ICE said that this is an important step for the Obama administration to continue its efforts to repair the damaged immigration system and expand the reserve of talented and highly skilled graduates in the United States.

Since the publication of this policy, many domestic institutions studying abroad have indicated that it is a good policy for China students studying in the United States. Some people think that the new policy of the United States is mainly to attract more outstanding talents to study in the United States, which further broadens the professional choices of international students, especially those from China. In the future, international students can consider other majors, not just business.

Although this policy has promoted the choice of China students to study in the United States, at present, the major chosen by most domestic students to study in the United States has not changed much. According to experts studying abroad, the major chosen by high school students applying to study in the United States this year is still business, which is also a popular major chosen by China students studying in the United States in recent years. For a long time, most parents of students think that business is easier to learn, which is beneficial for their children to return to China to find jobs after graduation, and this concept will gradually change with the adjustment of policies. But it will take some time, and it needs to be proved by practice that other non-business majors can also have good employment prospects.

It is understood that the new professional categories include not only traditional science and engineering majors, but also majors in agriculture, psychology, zoology, education and other fields. This new policy is in line with the trend of professional demand in the "Ten-year Talent Demand Plan" issued by the US Labor Bureau in 2008, and once again reflects the desire of the United States for science and engineering talents.

In fact, as early as 2008, the US Immigration Bureau announced that it would extend the internship time for foreign students majoring in science and engineering to study in the United States. In contrast, the scope of application of this new policy has expanded to majors in agriculture, animal husbandry, psychology, irrigation science, food science, education and other fields. I believe that students who intend to study in the United States and enroll in the above majors will be more determined in their choice and have more confidence in their chosen majors. According to the new policy of extending the internship period announced by the US Immigration Enforcement Bureau, it can be predicted that there will be more internship and employment opportunities in the above fields in the near future.

At present, there is a great shortage of high-end scientific and technological talents in China, which can be seen from a series of important measures recently released to attract overseas talents to return to China to start businesses. It is suggested that students should pay more attention to their own personality, interest in learning, career development, potential industries in the target employment place, key investment fields and other factors when choosing a major for studying abroad. For example, if students want to return to China for development in the future, they should first examine the changes in China's demand for talents and social development in the next decade. Some students have some misunderstandings when choosing a major, and choose a major that they don't like or don't match their abilities. For example, some students who studied agricultural science or food science in the past have to give up their original majors and apply for other majors that are easier to stay in the United States because they are worried that it will be difficult to find jobs in the United States after graduation. This may be detrimental to their own development. For high school students, it is suggested to combine their own interests and future career planning.