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USCIS must receive your complete STEM OPT application before the end date on the EAD card for your current Post-completion OPT and within 60 days of the date the STEM OPT I-20 is issued, whichever is sooner.

• If the I-765 is properly and timely filed, the student's standard post-completion OPT EAD is considered automatically extended for up to 180 days beyond the EAD expiration date while the STEM OPT extension EAD application is pending.

Reporting Requirements

Students on STEM OPT have additional reporting requirements that must be followed in order to maintain legal F-1 status. It is your responsibility to update information as needed in your OPT portal and check in regularly with your DSO in UWF International Programs.

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To report or submit documentation to UWF International Programs while you are on STEM OPT, you use Dynamic Forms. You need to first log in to your Dynamic Forms account. Then complete the STEM OPT Information Submission Form to submit the Form I-983 and other required updates.

Travel and Maintaining Status

The travel signature on your I-20 must be within 6 months of re-entry to the US.

For travel, you must have the following to re-enter the US:

• a valid passport and visa
• Form I-20 with travel signature
• EAD card
• job offer letter/letter from your employer that you are on approved leave

How to Apply for STEM OPT

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