What is the time limit for not applying for OPT to stay in the United States legally after graduation?

After finishing your studies, you have 60 days to prepare to go abroad or apply for transfer.

Theoretically, this 60-day period is calculated from the day when your course ends or the day when the 20-day observation ends, whichever comes first.

For you, it started on May 7th.

You can still legally stay in the United States within 60 days from May 7th.

But once you leave the country, you can't go back to the United States with your current F/KLOC-0 visa.

Kobebryanyao, a friend, I want to discuss with you. I didn't check it on the immigration website. The following excerpt is from the University of California, Berkeley, official website:

"Your I-20 completion date.

In item 5 on page 1 of your I-20 form, fill in the "completion date" according to your major and degree level. This is an estimate of the time it will take you to meet all the degree requirements. However, if you can't finish your course by that date, you must apply to Berkeley International Office for an extension at least one month before the completion date expires.

According to American immigration regulations, the "completion date" refers to the day when you complete the final degree requirements. Your actual completion date is not necessarily the day of your graduation ceremony or the date on your I-20 (in fact, many students actually completed their degree requirements before the completion date on their I-20).

Undergraduate students:

Your graduation date is considered as the last day of the final exam of the semester when you meet the requirements of your degree.

Graduate students:

Your graduation date is the day when you complete all the degree requirements, such as submitting your thesis or dissertation in graduate department. If there is no research part in your degree program (for example, in the MBA program or other professional schools), your graduation date will be the last day of the semester final exam when you meet the degree requirements. "

So the 60 days will be counted from May 7th (in fact, it is May 8th, because the 7th is the last day of your exam).