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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

After her yearlong OPT, she earned her master’s degree to lengthen her stay in the U.S. and attempt to obtain an H-1B visa through her next job.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2023

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 data is not available to show how many OPT participants receive H-1Bs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2018

After graduating from a U.S. college, nonresidents who came on a student visa have a year to do whatever they want, in something called OPT, or Optional Practical Training.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2012




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