{"id":4739,"date":"2019-04-18T13:22:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T18:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stfrancis100.org\/?page_id=4739"},"modified":"2026-01-27T15:36:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T21:36:29","slug":"emp-cpt-opt-f1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/international-student-services\/emp-cpt-opt-f1\/","title":{"rendered":"Employment, CPT, and OPT Information for F-1 Visa Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4739\" class=\"elementor elementor-4739\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2edbfdd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2edbfdd2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41de18c2\" data-id=\"41de18c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10b7879 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10b7879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employment, CPT, and OPT Information for F-1 Visa Students<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c636d63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c636d63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before contacting your international advisor, please take some time to explore our frequently asked questions, and the CPT and OPT student checklists to ensure you are eligible to apply for on-campus or off-campus employment, CPT or OPT.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51cec32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"51cec32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8571\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8571\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8571\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8571\"><p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/F-1-International-Student-Employment-FAQs-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to view our FAQs<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8572\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8572\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">On-Campus Employment Opportunities<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8572\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8572\"><p>As an international student, you are allowed to work up to 20 hours a week on campus. To work, you will need a social security number and a bank account. For those, reach out to the International Student Services Office for guidance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.peopleadmin.com\/postings\/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;query=&amp;query_v0_posted_at_date=&amp;query_position_type_id%5B%5D=2&amp;commit=Search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to view available on-campus jobs.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8573\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8573\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Curriculum Practical Training (CPT)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8573\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8573\"><p>Curriculum Practical Training (CPT) is the opportunity to do an internship during your time at the university. It allows you to get some credit and work experience during your years at the university and can be beneficial, though not required. You can talk to both your academic advisor and international advisor to start the process or for more information.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CPT-Student-Policy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CPT Student Policy<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CPT-Student-Instructions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CPT Student Instructions<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CPT-Form-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CPT Form 1<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CPT-Employer-Letter-Guidelines.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CPT Employer Letter Guidelines<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8574\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8574\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Optional Practical Training (OPT)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8574\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8574\"><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Optional Practical Training (OPT) is an opportunity for you to work a year in the U.S. after graduation in the field of your study. It is relatively easy to apply since the process can be done online. Talk to your international advisor and they will easily guide you through it. Once you apply and pay the fee to the U.S. Citizenship &amp; Immigration Services (USCIS), you will be able to follow your case and see if the government accepts your application.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Once they do, they will send you your Employment Authorization Document (EAD) card and you will officially be legally authorized to work in the U.S. for a year! As a side note, start looking for a job early\u2014even before applying for your card\u2014this process may take a long time. Processing times vary.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/OPT-Student-Policy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>OPT Student Policy<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Student-Instructions-for-OPT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>OPT Student Instructions<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/OPT-Form-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>OPT Form 1<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/OPT-Form-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>OPT Form 2<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/OPT-Form-3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>OPT Form 3<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/OPT-Form-4-Employment-Letter-Info.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>OPT Form 4 \u2013 Employer Letter Guidelines<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8575\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8575\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Mandatory Filing: Form 8843 and Taxes<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8575\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8575\"><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/forms-pubs\/about-form-8843\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>To start, all students must fill out Form 8843.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Who must file Form 8843? <b>All nonresident aliens present in the U.S. under F-1 nonimmigrant status<\/b> must file Form 8843 \u201cStatement for Exempt Individuals and Individuals With a Medical Condition\u201d\u2014even if they received NO income during the tax filing calendar year (January-December of previous year).\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">If you get a job on campus or have CPT\/OPT, you must file Form 8843 <strong>AND<\/strong> Form 1040 NR. Make sure to check if your country of residence has any treaty with the U.S. that could exempt you from taxes if your income is less than a certain amount. <strong>Also, as an international student, you can\u2019t claim Form 1098-T, which is your tuition statement.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Filing your taxes doesn\u2019t mean <em>paying<\/em> taxes. You can use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sprintax.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sprintax<\/a> or hire an accountant, but make sure they understand that you are an F1 student. Also note\u2014as an international student, <strong>you can\u2019t use Turbotax<\/strong>. It will file your taxes wrong and will treat you as an American student, which could be an issue for you in the future if you want to apply for any kind of VISA. Making a mistake on your taxes is not the end of the world but you need to be attentive to it.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8576\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8576\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Program Extension<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8576\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8576\"><ul><li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Program-Extension-Student-Policy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Program Extension Student Policy<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Program-Extension-Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Program Extension Form<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8577\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8577\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Change of Level or Degree<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8577\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8577\"><ul><li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Change-of-Level-or-Degree-Student-Policy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Change of Level or Degree Student Policy<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Change-of-Level-or-Degree-Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Change of Level or Degree Form<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8578\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8578\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Termination Policy<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8578\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8578\"><ul><li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Termination-Student-Policy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Termination Student Policy<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Authorized-Termination-Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Authorized Termination Form<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Unauthorized-Termination-Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Unauthorized Termination Form<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9a3f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"6b9a3f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><script> jQuery(document).ready(function($) { var delay = 100; 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