New OPT 29 months rule!!!!

[frco2b]

Is this a godsend for Canadian citizen but US med school grad?(ie in addition to the failsafe get at the border TN-1)

29+12=41 months enough to finish some residencies without the red tape of J1?


http://www.nafsa.org/regulatory_information.sec/29_month_opt_rule_updates

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[Johnnyfive]

Is this a godsend for Canadian citizen but US med school grad?(ie in addition to the failsafe get at the border TN-1)

29+12=41 months enough to finish some residencies without the red tape of J1?


http://www.nafsa.org/regulatory_information.sec/29_month_opt_rule_updates

I am not sure but I don't think it will work out as nice as it first seems. First off it is 17 months + 12 months = 29 months. Furthermore it applies to a specific list of fields (STEM) that are listed at that link. MD training has a CIP code 51.1201 which is not included on the list...perhaps if a MS/PhD is part of the training under CIP code 51.1401 it would then apply?

 

[M.Furfur]

This doesn't affect med student only math and science students, however this is how it will affect us:

H-1B Cap Gap:
An F-1 student on OPT whose employer has filed a timely application for an H-1B on the student's behalf will be able to stay in the U.S. and continue working between the OPT expiration date and the H-1B start date. This would apply to all students on OPT and not just those in STEM fields who are eligible for an extension.