DHS proposes new fees for Optional Practical Training

H1B Chains explanation

DHS proposes new fees for schools recommending students for OPT: $70,000 for initial OPT and $30,000 for subsequent OPT. This notice is a proposal, not an enacted fee requirement. The rulemaking comment deadline is November 9; a separate information-collection deadline is December 7.

A proposal is not a final rule. Read the original for its scope, proposed dates, and comment process.

Supporting document

Optional Practical Training Fees

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Source trail · 4 linked sources

• NEWS REPORTINGAssociated Press reporting on the OPT fee proposal ↗Associated Press
• NEWS REPORTINGNewsFlash! DHS Proposes $70,000 Initial OPT Fee and $30,000 Fee for Subsequent OPT ↗www.murthy.com
• NEWS REPORTINGDHS to Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Optional Practical Training Fees ↗AILA
• ORIGINAL DOCUMENTOptional Practical Training Fees ↗DHS / ICE · Federal Register

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A final rule, its timing, and its final terms cannot be established from this proposal. A personal case outcome is not determined by this excerpt.

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