Learn more about employment options and guidelines for all F-1 students. 

• On campus employment Information
  • Social Security Administration Letter Request Form
  • Information about ITIN’s
  • Search Handshake for on campus employment opportunities 
• Curricular Practical Training (CPT) Information & Instructions
  • CPT Request Form
• Optional Practical Training (OPT) Information & Instructions
  • Applying for OPT
    • OPT Form I-20 Request Form
  • Maintaining status after OPT 
    • Employment reporting instructions
    • Travel during OPT
  • OPT Resources for F-1 Students
    • General guidelines and information about the I-765 
    • USCIS: OPT for F-1 Students information & instructions 
    • Study in the States: DHS resource for students 
• STEM OPT Extension Information & Instructions
  • Applying for STEM OPT Extension
    • STEM OPT Extension Request Form
  • Maintaining status after STEM OPT Extension Approval
    • STEM OPT Employment reporting instructions
    • Travel during STEM OPT Extension
  • STEM OPT Resources for F-1 Students
    • General guidelines and information about the I-765
    • USCIS: OPT for F-1 Students information & instructions 
    • Study in the States - STEM OPT Hub: DHS resource for students and employers about STEM OPT requirements 
• Economic Hardship Information & Instructions
• H1b Change of Status Information
  • Study in the States – H1B status and the cap-gap extension: General information about H1B change of status procedures & requirements 
  • H1B Approval Notice Submission Form
• Annual Income Tax Filing Requirements