Even career services, if they don't have hands-on international experience, they don't know what it's like to be a foreigner in a foreign land

USCIS has announced flexible measures for certain international students who had experienced delays in receiving their receipt notices for OPT.

International students facing OPT application delays have filed a lawsuit against USCIS and US ICE in a bid to have applications processed in "timely manner".

A US judge has upheld the STEM OPT program by ruling that the DHS did not exceed its statutory authority in issuing the 2016 OPT Program Rule. 

The US Department of Homeland Security has announced that it will develop a new unit to oversee employment compliance in Optional Practical Training programs. 

Concerned international students in the US worry that OPT processing delays in Arizona and Texas could result in them having to leave the country because they won't receive the correct employment authorisation before their current visa status expires.

The suspension of certain visa categories could cost the US economy more than $223m, according to the AIE. Operators question an assumption that visa holders are likely to bring spouses with them on visa routes which attract a young seasonal workforce.

21 members of Congress have penned urging support for OPT program to ensure the US can continue to engage with the "best and brightest students".