Navigating The New STEM OPT Triangle

Law360, New York (March 24, 2016, 2:48 PM EDT) -- The much anticipated optional practical training (OPT) extension regulation for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) degrees has at last been cleared to take effect on May 10, 2016, to the relief of F-1 students and their employers. Beginning May 10, 2016, all STEM OPT employment authorization document (EAD) applications will be approved for a period of 24 months, regardless of whether the EAD application was filed before the rule took effect....

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