After studying in the United States, can the school arrange internships after graduation?

Yes, before and after graduating from college, the school will arrange internships, which are divided into CPT and OPT.

CPT is a one-year short-term internship, which allows students to practice how to work in relevant companies or units before graduation. OPT lasts for one year (business), but it can only be used after graduation. It should be noted that students cannot apply for OPT if their CPT has been used up one year before graduation. So many students only spend 10- 1 1 month on CPT. In this way, when they graduate, they will still have an OPT for a whole year (OPT is still studying abroad, which is different from getting a work visa from the US government when they are hired by the company).

It is understood that the US Department of National Security officially promulgated the new regulations on April 4, 2008, and the internship period (OPT) of foreign students with four degrees in natural science, technology, engineering and mathematics will be extended from the current 12 month to 29 months. The extension of OPT time means that these four types of students studying in the United States will have more time and more opportunities to gain work experience in the United States, which is undoubtedly good news for China students who want to stay in the United States.

OPT extension is not only applicable to international students in the United States who are in the internship period or whose internship period has expired but whose H 1-B visas are still pending approval, but also applicable to international students in the United States who will receive these degrees in the future. It is understood that about 23,000 foreign students get these four degrees in the United States every year. In other words, there will be 23,000 students studying in the United States in the future, and their internship period after graduation can be extended by 17 months.

In addition, some procedural changes have been made to the OPT application, such as allowing students to apply for OPT within 60 days. For employers who employ these international students, the new regulations require these employers to join the "E-Verify" system of the Ministry of National Security. At present, 58,000 enterprises in the United States have registered in the system, and more than 1000 enterprises continue to join every week. This regulation not only allows employers who join the electronic authentication system to attract and retain high-tech foreign employees, but also further ensures the legalization of American workers by extending the internship period for international students. /zd/lx