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Optional Practical Training Fees
Proposed rule · Federal Register document 2026-20660
- Published
- 10/08/2026
- Comments due
- 11/09/2026
- 11 days left
- Pages
- 35
Summary
Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
This rule proposes new fees for Optional Practical Training (OPT) to combat fraud, strengthen the integrity of the immigration system, and protect U.S. workers. The following fees would apply for each F-1 nonimmigrant student to engage in OPT through a Student and Exchange Visitor Program-certified institution: $70,000 for initial OPT; and $30,000 for any subsequent OPT.
Details
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Agencies
- Homeland Security Department
- Docket
- DHS Docket No. ICEB-2026-0100
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1653-AB01
- CFR parts
- 8 CFR 214
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure, Aliens, Cultural exchange programs, Employment, Foreign officials, Health professions, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Students
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Source: Office of the Federal Register, via the Federal Register API · Last updated 10/08/2026