📌 Missed the F-1 & OPT Survival Guide? Catch up here. Duration of status, the new CPT crackdown, a proposed $70,000 OPT fee, and a little-known 14-month rule that’s already causing OPT denials. A lot has changed for F-1 students this year, and on October 15, immigration attorney Steven Brown (Partner, Reddy Neumann Brown PC) walked us through all of it. If you couldn’t make it live, the full recap is now available: 👉 theopenatlas.org/F1OPT What you’ll learn: • Where the duration of status rule stands, and why the 60-day grace period still applies • How the August SEVP guidance is changing CPT approvals, and why many schools have paused CPT I-20s • What the proposed OPT fee means for you, and why there’s no fee in effect today • The OPT and STEM OPT filing deadlines USCIS won’t bend on, including a SEVIS date trap that leads to denials • Cap-gap, the 2027 H-1B lottery, and your Plan B if you’re not selected • Steven’s answers to questions from attendees on EAD delays, premium processing refunds, travel on OPT, and more ⏰ Two dates to watch: the CPT guidance lawsuit hearing is November 6, and comments on the OPT fee proposal close November 9. Steven urged everyone to submit a comment, and you can do it anonymously. If this affects you or someone you know, take 10 minutes to go through it, and share it with a friend on F-1 or OPT. 💙 This session is for general information only and isn’t legal advice. <!channel>