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Fall 2009 Optional Practical Training Workshops
Workshops for Optional Practical Training (OPT)
Fall 2009
|
Date |
Time |
Location |
| Thursday, September 17 | 3:00 p.m.-- 4:00 p.m. | GITC, Room 3730 |
| Thursday, September 24 | 4:00 p.m. -- 5:00 p.m. | Cullimore Hall, Lecture Hall I |
| Tuesday, October 13 | 2:30 p.m. -- 3:30 p.m. | Cullimore Hall, Lecture Hall II |
| Thursday, October 22 | 3:00 p.m. -- 4:00 p.m. | Cullimore Hall, Lecture Hall II |
| Monday, November 9 | 11:30 a.m. -- 1:00 p.m. | Cullimore Hall, Lecture Hall II |
| Monday, December 7 | 11:30 a.m. -- 1:00 p.m. | Cullimore Hall, Lecture Hall II |
For those applying for OPT:
- If you are completing your program in December 2009, you MUST attend one workshop.
- Applications for OPT MUST reach the Vermont Service Center and be receipted within 30 days of the signature of the international student advisor on page 3 of the OPT I-20.
- Your paperwork will be processed only after you have attended a workshop.
- Please bring your most recent I-20 and passport to the workshop.
- USCIS processing times can reach 90 days. Plan accordingly. In other words, APPLY AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. However, if you have any doubts about completing your program by December 2009, please see an international student advisor FIRST before applying for OPT.
- The workshops begin promptly. Please be considerate to your fellow students and OIS staff and do not arrive late.
- The I-765 fee is $340.
