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[opt] / ɒpt /


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One common program used by big tech companies is the Optional Practical Training program, or OPT, which gives foreign graduates at U.S. universities temporary employment after graduation, typically for a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The OPT typically refers to the West Bank in Palestine, which has been under Israeli control since 1967.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2021

“The H-1B is harder to get,” Ruiz said, adding that OPT is often a pathway to an H-1B visa, but figures are not available to show how many OPT participants receive H-1Bs.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2018

There is no cap on the number of OPT recipients and no sponsorship requirement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2018

As UN Secretariat Ban Ki-Moon has noted, these actions have contributed to the rise in violence in the OPT.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2016




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