Update: The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Optional Practical Training (OPT) work program extension began May 10. Companies across the country may now employ international students, skilled in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, for 24 additional months. This program helps recruiters and HR managers overcome skills gap setbacks by hiring burgeoning talent from U.S. universities and colleges. Learn more about the new OPT extension in the blog post below, which was first published in early March.
Last August, a U.S. District Court invalided the 17-month STEM OPT citing by officials. However, the program was allowed to continue while the DHS revised its parameters.
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