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One big issue here is that F-1 students must maintain residency in order to be eligible for OPT. This is secondary to the fact that if you're a PhD student on
by p0llard 6y ago
One big issue here is that F-1 students must maintain residency in order to be eligible for OPT.
This is secondary to the fact that if you're a PhD student on an F-1, you literally live in the US; you aren't just popping over for a few weeks now and then. The current situation basically forces people who have lived in the US for nearly 10 years to suddenly leave the country.
- xamuel 6y agoThanks for pointing out Optional Practical Training (OPT), that's a good point. That might be a good thing for the feds to waive (once things go back to normal). On the second point, usually PhD students with that much seniority aren't taking a lot of regular classes anyway; by 10 years, you should definitely be post-candidacy. By that point you should be working on your dissertation and "classes" should mostly consist of 1-on-1s with your advisor.
- p0llard 6y ago> by 10 years, you should definitely be post-candidacy. Yes sure, 10 years was perhaps a stretch. But anyone who has lived in the US pretty much continuously for 5 or 6 years (undergrad plus the first couple of years of grad school, or possibly at the end of an MIT MEng, which is often 4+2) is likely as integrated as they're ever going to be at that point. 5 years or 10 years doesn't really make that much of a difference: it's still going to have a huge impact on students who consider the US their home.
- xamuel 6y agoThese students should not be considering the college their longterm home anyway. They aren't supposed to be putting down roots. They are students. It's supposed to be a temporary thing where you earn the degree and then move on to the next chapter of your life.