OPT for international student in USA?

Question

If an international student in USA graduate in Dec 2008 , when to apply for OPT? How many months before the graduation?

Answer 1

After you finish your school, you will get OPT (optional practical training). Your international student officer from your school will explain more about it. Before graduation, just go to the International Student Office at your school ask them how to apply OPT. They usually will take care everything for you.

(OPT) is a period during which undergraduate and graduate students in F-1 status who have completed or have been pursuing their degrees for more than 9 months are permitted by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to work for at most one year on a student visa without needing to acquire a work H-1B visa towards getting a practical training to complement their field of studies.

The OPT permit card (employment authorization document) can be obtained from USCIS before completion of a degree program through the university's International Student Office or equivalent upon filing of the relevant form (I-765), payment of fee ($340), and sending copies of I-20, passport, visa and other required documentation. The process can take up to 4 months to complete.