Optional Practical Training (OPT) has once again come under scrutiny from the US government, as DHS launches a re-evaluation of the program’s impact on US workers and national security interests.

When international students in the US finish their studies, many lean on the Optional Practical Training (OPT) programme to stay employed and build careers. But now, that option feels under siege.

International students across the US, who are already facing increased scrutiny under the new Donald Trump administration, may now face a new challenge. During a confirmation hearing before the Senate ...

Optional practical training refers to temporary work that is directly relevant to an F-1 student's major field of study.

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When President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, he gave state leaders — not federal regulators — the power to decide whether and how to participate in the first-ever national tax ...