how to extend stay after study

[MoMe 0]

there's this program

http://www.htir.com/CPT%20Schools.aspx

work study USA, which in the college I picked will be for 3 years and a quarter, full time work, part time study

no i got the money and I hope I get the acceptance and eventually, the visa

I am talking about that after the course which is Master business administration, am I allowed to stay and work in the US or how does it work, because I know I will want to extend my stay but dont know under any category

ps. I am getting now english courses and preparing for admission !

thanks alot

[jaycali 415]

I've never heard of that program. That doesn't mean anything, just that I can't help you on that part.

As for extending stay on a student visa (I assume F-1), the most common way to do this is as follows:

1. Graduate with an MBA.

2. Apply for OPT. It allows you to work for 12 months in your field of study.

3. Do a good job while working on OPT, and the company may sponsor you for an H-1b visa. Shows you to work for that employer, and can be extended up to 5 years.

[Harsh_77 718]

there's this program

http://www.htir.com/CPT%20Schools.aspx

work study USA, which in the college I picked will be for 3 years and a quarter, full time work, part time study

no i got the money and I hope I get the acceptance and eventually, the visa

I am talking about that after the course which is Master business administration, am I allowed to stay and work in the US or how does it work, because I know I will want to extend my stay but dont know under any category

ps. I am getting now english courses and preparing for admission !

thanks alot

None of the program lets you work full time and study part time.

[MoMe 0]

None of the program lets you work full time and study part time.

why not ? thats what the agent in Egypt told me

[jaycali 415]

why not ? thats what the agent in Egypt told me

To the best of my knowledge, no visa class allows you to work full time and study part time.

F-1 allows you to study full time and work part time if the job is on campus.

The only possible situation in which a student can legally work full time while studying part time is a student in senior year with a financial hardship waiver.

A student with less than a full time course of study left can study part time. Only a student who can prove financial hardship due to unexpected circumstances outside the student's control may work full time and off campus. But that's a long shot.

You may work on campus full time during holidays and summer semester if you're on a student visa.

Why? It's current US immigration law.

Edited February 27, 2012 by jhsm85

[jaycali 415]

I read through the link you gave me. It seems like it's referring to CPT, Curricular Practical Training. While studying in the US on an F-1 visa, you may then work a job directly related to your major as part of your education.

This is considered part of your education, not technically a «job.»

I'm unsure of the exact rules.

[MoMe 0]

I found this program

www.htir.com

I choosed Lincoln University MBA degree

they say ill have a CPT Curriculum Practical Training, while study

does this mean I cant get a real job ?

and after I finish the 3.5 years, can I stay in the job if they sponsor me, or do I have to go back home ?

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

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[engineer21 51]

You can do CPT for a paid internship only if the internship is a part of the curriculum for your degree.

But I think if you do the CPT full time it gets deducted from your allowable OPT.

Unless you are studying one of the STEM degrees, in which case after the original 12 month OPT you can get a 17-month extension to your OPT.

After that, if your employer will sponsor you (and the quota has not been filled for that year or you are exempt from the cap) then yes, you can get H1B and continue working.

Just a thought.. have you spoken to the international student office at the university you chose?

The international student advisor at your schoool will be the one who ultimately takes care of all the paperwork to allow you to CPT/OPT/take classes/sign your I-20 etc.

So I would get a hold of that person if I were you!

Either way, good luck!

[Boiler 45,525]

http://www.htir.com/FAQinternships.aspx

A interesting scam, work at McDonalds an get an MBA.

I wonder how long it will be before it ends in tears.

[MoMe 0]

net craft dot com says the site was first seen 1999 if iam not mistaken

this will be the longest -ever- fraud operation !

[Darnell 8,478]

what's wrong with just going home after the masters program and the work program?

A student visa is designed so that you GO HOME AND apply what you've learned back in yer home country, in a fulfilling job that you've lined up during your summer breaks.

What's up ?

[catknit 144]

why not ? thats what the agent in Egypt told me

Seriously - agents = bad. What type of fee structure is this agent looking for? What type of guarantees has this agent already promised??? Anyone selling the opportunity to study/work in the US in MENA countries or South Asia countries really, really doesn't have YOUR best interest in mind. Even if they helped your next door neighbor's cousin's sister-in-law get to Iowa - be very, very, very aware that the agent is really, really, really interested in only your money.