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My brother was on an F1 and graduated, then got his OPT approved in the middle of January 2012, his 3 month period to find a job is officially up today. Is there a grace period for him to leave the country? Or does he have to just pack up his things and leave ASAP? He will need a month or so to gather all his things and make travel arrangements.

His student visa expires in the middle of July 2012 but i don't know if that's relevant or not.

Also, is there anything he can do, or some sort of extension he can file to buy him some more time? Any info will help, thanks!

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There is a 60 day grace period at the completion of OPT for the student to leave the US. I am pretty sure the same 60 days would apply in the case of a student not finding a job within 90 days of the OPT being issued.

I am not aware of any extensions for OPT if the student has failed to find a job within the three month period. I don't think your brother has any other choice than to leave the US preferably within the next 2 months to avoid overstaying.

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There is a 60 day grace period at the completion of OPT for the student to leave the US. I am pretty sure the same 60 days would apply in the case of a student not finding a job within 90 days of the OPT being issued.

I am not aware of any extensions for OPT if the student has failed to find a job within the three month period. I don't think your brother has any other choice than to leave the US preferably within the next 2 months to avoid overstaying.

Thanks for the advice. I searched forums and looked everywhere on USCIS's site and they don't mention anything about this. I sent an email to my lawyer and on Monday she should come bk to me with concrete info. My bro is in the process of packing just in case.

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As long as his I-94 says D/S he has a 60 day grace period from the last day of his student status. The visa expiration date is irrelevant. That's just the last day on which he can enter the US.

There is no extension of the grace period, but he may extend his student status if he enrolls in a new program and gets a new I-20.

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