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Greetings community,
My name is Juan and I come from Brazil. 
I have gotten my bachelor's degree in business and I graduated on May 9th. I have sent my application for OPT on June 26th and I got a response on July 2nd that they received. Unfortunately today 07/24/2020 I got a notification from USCIS that says "due to insufficient funds my application was rejected". I just ran out of the 60 day grace period to apply for OPT. The issue is that I did have money for my application and my financial institution said that I did not have enough funds to pay for the fee even though I do. 
I wonder if I can reapply even though my 60 day grace period is over or if there’s anyone I should talk to about my bank’s mistake.
To whom should I talk, what should I do, how can I appeal this case, how can I reapply, how can we fix this situation. 
Please, anything would be of huge help!!!

 

Thanks a lot, community!
Please reach me out 
 

 

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FIrst of all, don't post your real name online. 

Second, you should have started your OPT application like, 20 years ago. Students are allowed to file OPT 90 days before their degree completion date, but you file yours like a month and 17 days later. F1 students who successfully complete their degree programs have 60 days grace period before accruing Unlawful Presence days. You are already past that 60 days. 

 

What amount did you put in your check? 

 

Talk to your DSO, but I doubt s/he can do much. While appealing is an option, it's time consuming and the fact you are already accruing unlawful presence(aka "illegal alien") doens't bode well. 

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There seems nothing to appeal.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

 
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