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Yes you can cancel your post completion OPT. Discuss this with your designated school official.
Students on post-completion OPT may have up to 90 days of unemployment. The 90 days start counting from your approved OPT/EAD start date (not the recommended start date nor the program end date on your I-20) and are cumulative. If you accumulate 90 days or more of unemployment, you are in violation of your F-1 status.
You must be physically present in the US at the time you submit your OPT application.
Once an OPT request status changes to Pending, the student must write USCIS to withdraw the OPT application. The request must: Be sent to the USCIS Service Center processing the application. The address is on the USCIS-issued Receipt Notice sent to the student.
Submit the Exit Form and upload proof of departure, such as plane ticket or I-94 travel history. ISS will update your SEVIS record to "completed" status after your departure date and your STEM OPT work authorization will automatically end. Submit the Transfer Out Request and upload a copy of your admission letter.
For people whose legal identities are tied to their workplaces, such as immigrants in the United States on work visas and international students on OPT (Optional Practical Training), quitting is neither a desirable nor legitimate option.
Yes you can cancel your post completion OPT. Discuss this with your designated school official.
You are still considered to be in F-1 student status while on OPT and will continue to use your F-1 visa stamp for any travel during your OPT period. To maintain status on OPT, you must either work at job(s) directly related to your major/level of study or actively seek employment in your major/level of study.
The OPT 90 days unemployment are calculated in the aggregate, meaning that an F-1 student with valid OPT work authorization who has accrued 30 days of unemployment may only be unemployed for an additional 60 days before violating his or her immigration status regarding OPT unemployment 90 days.
Travel While OPT or OPT STEM Extension is Pending Travel during the OPT application process is allowed, but not recommended as it poses certain risks.
