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
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?
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.
Re: Can You Apply for OPT During Two Year Rule After Completion of Program on a J-1
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There's no such thing as J1 OPT.
I am sorry, I mean to say Academic Trainning....
Re: Can You Apply for OPT During Two Year Rule After Completion of Program on a J-1
You mean, then, another J-1?
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OP, Did you go to F-1 without serving your 2 year home residency?
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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
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?