If you are an F-1 student completing your degree in May 2025, now is the time for you to start the F-1 Post-Completion OPT application process.
Applying for OPT is a two-step process. First, you must submit an OPT request to the HIO to obtain an OPT recommendation I-20. The HIO will start accepting OPT applications as of Monday, February 10, 2025. The HIO will begin emailing OPT I-20s to students as of Monday, March 3, 2025, along with instructions for the second step of the process: filing your OPT application with USCIS.
The Harvard International Office (HIO) will be closed from 5PM on Friday, December 20, 2024, through 9AM on Thursday January 2, 2025, for the administrative winter break.
