Yale Urges DHS to Withdraw Proposed OPT Fees: $70,000 for a School's First Recommendation for an F-1 Student
NEW HAVEN — Yale University submitted a formal public comment on November 9 on a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed rule that would charge schools new fees for recommending F-1 students for Optional Practical Training (OPT), and urged DHS to withdraw the proposal, according to Yale's Office of International Students & Scholars (OISS).
Under the proposal, schools would pay $70,000 for a student's first OPT recommendation and $30,000 for each later recommendation, including STEM OPT extensions. OPT allows F-1 students to work in their field of study for up to 12 months, with a further 24-month extension for STEM graduates.
The public comment period has now closed. DHS will review the comments it received before publishing a final rule, and it is not yet known whether the final rule will differ from the proposal.
Yale said nothing has changed for now: current OPT and STEM OPT rules and fees still apply, and OISS is processing recommendations as usual. Once a final rule takes effect — 60 days after publication — the fees would apply only to recommendations issued on or after that date. Curricular Practical Training (CPT) is not part of the proposal.
(Source: Yale University)
Source: Yale University
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