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  • 06-13-2013, 04:30 PM
    parallax
    Can You Apply for OPT During Two Year Rule After Completion of Program on a J-1
    Hello,

    I wanted to ask a question: I completed a graduate program on a J-1 visa under the sponsorship of an International US Institurion last August 2011. I wanted to ask if I can apply for an OPT in the USA now.


    Thank you
  • 06-13-2013, 05:10 PM
    Disagreeable
    Re: Apply for Opt During Two Year Rule After Completion of Program on a J-1
    Where have you been for the past 1.5 years?
  • 06-15-2013, 11:24 PM
    Mr. Knowitall
    Re: Can You Apply for OPT During Two Year Rule After Completion of Program on a J-1
    There's no such thing as J1 OPT.
  • 06-16-2013, 10:28 AM
    parallax
    Re: Can You Apply for OPT During Two Year Rule After Completion of Program on a J-1
    Quote:

    Quoting Mr. Knowitall
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    There's no such thing as J1 OPT.

    I am sorry, I mean to say Academic Trainning....
  • 06-16-2013, 11:02 AM
    Mr. Knowitall
    Re: Can You Apply for OPT During Two Year Rule After Completion of Program on a J-1
    You mean, then, another J-1?
  • 06-17-2013, 12:38 PM
    T53147
    Re: Can You Apply for OPT During Two Year Rule After Completion of Program on a J-1
    OP, Did you go to F-1 without serving your 2 year home residency?
  • 06-18-2013, 11:19 AM
    parallax
    Re: Can You Apply for OPT During Two Year Rule After Completion of Program on a J-1
    Quote:

    Quoting T53147
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    OP, Did you go to F-1 without serving your 2 year home residency?

    No, I completed a PhD on a J1, then went home in August 2011, and I am wondering if applying for Academic Trainning ... I found this site, and it seems that it is difficult but not impossible

    http://www.visaservices.duke.edu/Aca...1Students.html
  • 06-18-2013, 06:01 PM
    T53147
    Re: Can You Apply for OPT During Two Year Rule After Completion of Program on a J-1
    You may not return to the US and use this to work when you are not a J-1 visa holder. Once you have served your 2 year residency, you easily qualify for H1B and transition to a GC if that is your personal and/or your employers choice (options available to you vary by your credentials). Since you have completed your PhD, why have you not pursued postdocs?
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