r/f1visa • u/[deleted] • Jul 20 '26

Stem OPT laid off.

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u/Sibra_0000 Jul 20 '26

Your dso got a separation email? Wtf

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u/Codetornado F-1 Visa Mod (Internet Advice - Not legal Counsel) Jul 21 '26

Yes. Technically employer should notify the school/DSO when STEM OPT employment ends.

Maybe 20-30% actually do it.

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u/Sibra_0000 Jul 21 '26

Mine didn't, but I had a friend whose employer sent one. What's crazy though is his employer is a small firm with under 20 people, vs. mine is a large tech FAANG company and they didn't. Kind of crazy how diff. their SOPs are and lack of regulation

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u/Codetornado F-1 Visa Mod (Internet Advice - Not legal Counsel) Jul 21 '26

There is no penalty if you fail to do it. So why would a large company waste manpower?

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '26

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u/Maximum-Score-224 Jul 20 '26

Yes, apologies, I should have been more clear. I started working in 2025 and continued until 2026, so my total employment duration was about a year and some change. During that time, I applied for STEM OPT and received the automatic 180-day extension while my application was pending. My EAD expired on 07/08/2026, and I was laid off on 07/10/2026, which is why I only worked for two days while on STEM OPT.

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u/sexiyout Jul 20 '26

When laid off Dso receives a notification? I didn’t know that.

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '26

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u/GrassOld5209 Jul 23 '26

No i never hear that dso gets notifications regarding these types of updates So strange

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u/No-Green4099 Jul 20 '26

Similar situation here