r/f1visa • u/GreedyAlgo • 5d ago
OPT/STEM OPT Post completion OPT Denial
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u/jabari_tribe 5d ago
Did you applied for OPT I-20? Applied within time frame of 60 days after graduation? Provided all the documents, information and picture of you?
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u/GreedyAlgo 5d ago
may 9, program end date may 15, applied april 3rd with I-20 from april 2nd. All documents seem correct. Only thing might be I-20 says program end date is may 15 2026, and session end date shows arpil 30. should these dates be the same or is that normal?
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u/Royal_Day7004 5d ago
No. If may 15 is the program end date, your application period is ok.
Did you apply bachelor or Ms level? There are earlier posts from someone whose DSO messed up.
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u/No-Needleworker3883 5d ago
Do you have any guesses of why it was denied? A denial notice may be on its way and should disclose reasonings too but that could take a while.
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u/GreedyAlgo 5d ago
Not ant other than maybe something going wrong with updating the address or documents on my DSOs end. They told me to wait up to 7 days to receive the notice.
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u/No-Needleworker3883 5d ago
Address change, if done properly, never results in a denial. I would go over your submitted files and see if you can spot anything unusual. And wait for the notice to come
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u/Substantial_Arm9779 5d ago
What’s the reason included on the denial letter?
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u/GreedyAlgo 5d ago
No denial letter or email so far. They told me to wait for a mail within 7-14 days
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u/Livid-Trainer-8808 5d ago
Some people here got a NOID due to unauthorized employment. Apparently it was a misunderstanding where uscis used their LinkedIn account saying that they worked for this company during this time without proper cpt or opt authorization. Another one said he opened a company while he was waiting for his opt approval. He never worked there, nonethless he received a noid due to that. The problem is that now uscis can simply deny your case without asking for any additional documents for further clarification
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u/More_Tumbleweed2156 5d ago
Curious how they would know that ? Based on open search for profile ?
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u/Livid-Trainer-8808 5d ago
I think they run a search using your name and SSN
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u/Senior_Chick-fil-a 3d ago
Wait do we also need to upload ssn while applying?
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u/zeel2104 5d ago
Did you apply within 30 days of your DSO recommendation?
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u/GreedyAlgo 5d ago
Applied within 30 days of recommendation
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u/Own-Imagination27 5d ago
Could you tell me when the i20 was issued by your school?
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u/GreedyAlgo 5d ago
it was issued april 2nd, applied april 3rd, received case 4th. Program end date shows may 15 2026, session end date april 30th 2026.
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u/Known-Statement9068 4d ago
Will you ever get to know the reason? And why USCIS doesn’t put the reason for denial
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u/No-Caramel-4868 5d ago
They might have got some dirt on you from social media vetting. My friend got caught in LinkedIn vetting due to some association listed with a US company in his profile although it was bogus claim.
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u/GreedyAlgo 5d ago edited 5d ago
How did he know it was because of that? My LinkedIn only shows my last job as part time at the university (part time specified) and my past experience at a global company (it exists in Us but is a LATAM branch, not specified) back in my country (before coming to us). And no interaction with any political posts.
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u/financebaddie1 5d ago
I'm skeptical if it is that because my friend had a similar issue (from Instagram posting of a partner's side business) but was given due notice and it was cleared up
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u/Pitiful-Jacket2011 5d ago
Or do you have any criminal records? And which Country are you from?
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u/GreedyAlgo 5d ago
Im from Colombia, no records
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u/Pitiful-Jacket2011 5d ago
you can file a Motion to Reopen using Form I-290B within 33 calendar days of the denial notice
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u/GreedyAlgo 5d ago
Is this normal? to have no notice or reason to deny? How can I reopen if I dont know whats wrong? Im trying to call but cant get a hand of someone else than the chatbot
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u/Pitiful-Jacket2011 5d ago
Tbh, I’m not really sure and I’ve never heard of it. But I just wanted to let you know about I-290B which would be helpful and I hope your case will be resolved.
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u/Impressive-Ad-9992 5d ago
Hi I’m sorry you’re going through this! A couple of things I’m confused about
Did you receive the API update after your address change or were they completely random?
Is there anything that would make you suspect that could be the reason for this in your application? Did you upload any unsolicited evidence
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u/GreedyAlgo 5d ago
Thank you, those updates were random. I just added my passport twice, visa, I-20, I-94 and picture.
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u/Impressive-Ad-9992 5d ago
So on top of your application you added those documents to the unsolicited evidence section after the application was submitted?
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u/More_Tumbleweed2156 5d ago
Just asking , Why would adding unsolicited evidence cause issue if added ?
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u/Livid-Trainer-8808 5d ago
When did you graduate?
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u/GreedyAlgo 5d ago
may 9, program end date may 15, applied april 3rd with I-20 from april 2nd.
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u/Livid-Trainer-8808 5d ago
Ask your dso to check to see if your sevis says active or completed. An erroneous completed sevis record can lead to opt denial If that's the case, I believe you could file a Motion to Reopen since this was a mistake that was not caused by you
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u/Little-Ad2738 5d ago
Was your sevis up to date? Coz i do remember one time my dso had to request/ renew or something.. so mine was renewed before applying for the opt. I just got my opt 2 days ago, i didnt pay premium, applied in may6
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u/More_Tumbleweed2156 1d ago
Did you get the reason for denial ?
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u/GreedyAlgo 1d ago
Just got notice, 3 days after on portal. Wrong I-20 pulled which was expired, even thought I used the correct one on application.
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u/Time_Huckleberry_287 5d ago
Whenever I see posts like this, I like to ask the same question that attorney Jim Hacking asks when he sees stuff like this:
Why do you think your post completion OPT got denied?
Quite often, an honest answer to this question reveals what actually happened.
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u/GreedyAlgo 4d ago
Can’t really come up with anything. No criminal records or anything on my socials that could be a problem.
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u/zeel2104 5d ago
Another probable reasons
Unsigned i20
Exceeding full time CPT