USCIS STEM OPT Application Checklist

Please use the appropriate checklist depending on whether you are filing for STEM OPT based on your current degree, or based on a prior degree 

If you have questions on the STEM application process, the quickest way to receive help is to use HIO Daily Virtual Drop-in Hours or Special STEM OPT Virtual Drop-in Hours.

*Harvard Business School, MBA graduates should include this STEM OPT support letter.

View the checklist for STEM OPT filing View the checklist for STEM OPT filing based on a prior degree