OPT STEM Extension

• General OPT STEM Extension Information (handout)
  
• General OPT STEM Extension Information (text)
  
• OPT STEM Extension Application: Personal Contact Information Form (required)
  
• I-20 Request Form for OPT STEM Extension (required)
  
• USCIS Photo Requirements (photos are a required part of the OPT STEM extension application)
  
• Form I-765 (required)
  

Click here to verify if a major is on the official STEM major list.


The period for public comments on the new OPT regulations to the Department of Homeland Security concluded on June 9, 2008. Click here for updated official information on the new regulations.