Extending Period of Optional Practical Training by 17 Months for F-1 Nonimmigrant Students With STEM Degrees and Expanding Cap-Gap Relief for All F-1 Students With Pending H-1B Petitions; Correction

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• Document number: E9-12861
• Type: Final Rule
• Published: June 3, 2009
• Effective: June 3, 2009
• Agency: Homeland Security Department

Official abstract

With this amendment, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) corrects one typographical error and corrects two inadvertent omissions from the Optional Practical Training (OPT) interim final rule (IFR) published in the Federal Register on April 8, 2008.

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