OPT Denied Because of School Mistake..

[harishkv999 0]

Hi,
I am a May 2018 graduate student from a reputed public university in the US. My OPT got denied because my DSO did not enter my opt recommendation in my SEVIS within given time period.I submitted a request to DSO to process my post-completion OPT on 04/16/2018. But my DSO could not process my request beacause there was a issue on University website, After 10 days i submitted an OPT I-20 request form on University websiteI and next day i picked it. Actually it is a shortened I-20, my DSO did not make my OPT I-20 neither she entered my OPT recommendation into my SEVIS though there is no problem to process my post-completion OPT and I mistook shortened I-20 as OPT-I-20 and I filed my I-765 form on 5/01/2018. I got an RFE from USCIS on 7/20/2015 to submit OPT I-20 (that is when I got to know about all this mess).My DSO mailed an OPT I-20 with letter of explanation of what had happened and entered OPT recommendation in my SEVIS on 08/03/2018. My DSO did not tell me about the risk of late entry of OPT recommendation in my SEVIS which he was supposed to do before 30 days of filing my I-765 form.(If she might have told me about that I would have re-applied my OPT).
Now, I got a denial notice on 09/12/2018 with reason stating that my DSO did not enter OPT recommendation in my SEVIS 30 days prior to filing my I-765 form.I am planning to file a motion to re-open or re-consider my case.Which one would be better??I graduated on 05/18/2018 and my OPT start date is 07/06/2018. I think my grace period is also over!!


Please Help me with your Advice..Thanks in advance..!

[TNJ17 1,329]

Someone here a few months ago had almost the same issue as you. They didn’t file with the 30 day window. They also got a denial. If I remember correctly there was nothing they could do either and had to go home and file everything from home and come back. Once you’re denied you’re out of status so you need to go home ASAP so you don’t overstay and jeopardize any future filings.