正在申请STEM-OPT,不用担心EAD过期

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allenliu
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今天律师帮忙投递了STEM OPT(opt extension) 的材料,我之前一直担心新的EAD卡到之前,现有的EAD卡过期,然后律师热心提醒:
In the meantime if you are contacted by Company’s I-9 team to re-verify your work authorization status, you can use your Form I-20 designating your STEM approval and your current EAD card.
The timely filing of your STEM EAD gives you an automatic 180 days of work authorization past your current EAD expiration while your new EAD is pending.


所以说只要已经file了材料,有新的i20和现有EAD卡就可以至少继续工作180天。
为了求证,我又到官网上查了查:
https://www.ice.gov/sevis/practical-training


官网也是类似的结论,跑来发个贴就是提醒一下和我一样情况的同学,大可不必紧张。
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