Students in India are bug-free! The new US policy is likely to help Indian students on F-1 visas.

 Students in India are bug-free! The new US policy is likely to help Indian students on F-1 visas.

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that applications for OPT (optional practical training) from international students studying in the STEM fields, or applications for its extension, will be processed more quickly.


The United States stated Monday that some categories of international students would receive priority processing for work authorization requests. Many Indian students with F-1 visas looking for temporary employment in a field closely related to their primary field of study stand to gain from the decision.

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has stated that applications for OPT (optional practical training) from international students studying in the STEM fields, or applications for its extension, will be processed more quickly. The recent announcement is anticipated to offer assistance to F-1 students looking to secure US job authorization.

Many international students' immigration experiences will be simplified by the availability of premium processing for specific F-1 students and the simplicity of online filing, according to USCIS Director Ur M Jaddou. For F-1 students seeking job authorization in the aforementioned categories, PTI stated that new online filing processes for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, are now accessible. These new rules will make it easier for F-1 students to get a work visa.