Optional Practical Training (OPT) Guidelines Are Changing

FILE - A visitor to the 21st China Beijing International High-tech Expo looks at a computer chip through a microscope on May 17, 2018.

The OPT program allows international graduates in certain scientific fields the option to remain in the U.S. for few years without being sponsored by an employer for a visa.

The U.S. government is broadening the rules and is making it easier for OPT holders to work for startups. Kim Martin has more for The PIE News (January 2024)