[北美] OPT Volunteer

[lancerjet (非就)]

今天收到SEVIS portal寄來的通知如下：

Broadcast Message: Reporting Volunteer Positions During OPT Employment

To: Students on OPT

Date: June 01, 2018

Re: Reporting Volunteer Positions During OPT Employment

Number: 1805-01

General Information

Volunteer positions that are not directly related to your course of study do n
ot qualify as optional practical training (OPT) and must not be listed as OPT
employment. Reporting non-qualifying volunteer opportunities as OPT employment
 will be deemed a violation of your reporting requirements and subject you to
removal from the United States.

In addition, non-qualifying volunteer positions do not stop the accrual of une
mployment which is limited to a total of 90 days during OPT. Accordingly, if y
ou have been unemployed for more than 90 days, you must leave the United State
s or be subject to removal even if you have volunteered while unemployed.

Note: A volunteer position does not meet the conditions of a science, technolo
gy, engineering and mathematics OPT extension. Any questions related to qualif
ying OPT employment or accrual of unemployment should be discussed with your d
esignated school official (DSO) or addressed to the SEVP Response Center by ca
lling 800-892-4829 or emailing [email protected]

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大意是移民局開始要求OPT做volunteer要和學科相關，不能隨便找個地方掛名延長OPT。

還是其實這是一直都有要求，只是沒嚴格執行呢？因為如果真的要開始抓，那很多人畢業
找工作的期限會被壓縮到只剩90天......F1學生就沒那麼容易待下來了。


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推 cassine: 本來就有要求
→ cassine: 大部分都是在二月左右的 onsite interview 就拿到 offer
→ cassine: ，比較好的公司會先趕在 4/1 先送一次 H-1B ，沒中才讓學
→ cassine: 生用 OPT ，所以找工作剩 90 天是畢業後才開始找的狀況
→ cityport: 現在uscis嚴打stem，一年的opt還沒有進入射程範圍
推 cassine: 事實上這個只是老調重彈，不支薪其實職缺可以隨便開
→ lancerjet: 聽過不少人是先靠華人小公司/餐廳掛voluneer再花一年
→ lancerjet: 找，不知道超塊會不會嚴格執行。
推 sorryla: OPT掛靠行之有年了，不是新東西
→ cityport: 第一年可以不支薪，extension必須拿薪水也不能太低
→ cityport: 這封信最後不就指名stem，很多人extension還在掛
→ Cavalier: 一直就是這樣規定的
推 bluebluelan: 這個明顯只要是opt期間都不能volunteer與科系無關的
→ bluebluelan: 找工作是畢業一年前就開始的事情
→ cchris: 這是老掉牙的資訊。老調重彈。就是再次提醒搞不清楚狀況
→ cchris: 的人