US Institutions Under ACICS Affiliation Are Not Eligible For OPT Extending

07 Jan 2017

(ACICS) Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools provides the authorizations to the colleges and schools, recently the Educational Department of US have canceled the grant of this council.

This consequence is severely affecting the enormous Indian students who have pursued and graduated from these Institutes affiliated under this ACICS, the extension of OPT for this affiliated institutes from December 12th halted.

This council almost provided authorization to 250 colleges & schools.

The International Students who are holding the F-1 visa status, completed a degree or in the process above nine months are eligible to work with this OPT extension and get extends for twelve months working for US companies. One more Option students qualify for the two years of OPT extension who pursued their graduation from the US Institute holding the degree in the (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) STEM.

The immigration officials of US initiated canceling the application the international students holding F-1 visa, who ever graduated under the affiliation of ACICS colleges are not eligible to apply for OPT, so officials suggesting these students pursue to another degree from the authorized Institutions to extend OPT for students.