如果F-1学生转到其他学校或在另一个教育级别开始学习，其选择性实习训练(OPT)自动终止
美国公民及移民事务局（USCIS）提醒处于选择性实习训练（OPT）期的持F-1签证的学生，转到另一所学校或在另一个教育级别开始学习（例如，在完成学士学位后开始硕士课程）将自动终止其OPT以及相应的工作许可证（EAD）。
虽然从事OPT的许可在转到另一所学或改变教育级别时即终止，但持有F-1身份的学生只要遵守维持其学生身份的所有要求，则不会受到其他影响。这些要求包括不在EAD终止后工作，因为终止意味着学生不再被允许在美国工作。未经允许在美国工作会产生严重的移民后果，包括驱逐出境和限制再入境。此外，没有合法的非移民身份而留居美国可能会导致非法滞留的累积，这包含《移民和国籍法》之下的另一套处罚。
目前，美国移民和海关执法局（ICE）的学生和交流访问者项目（SEVP）向USCIS通告终止日期，根据现行规定，OPT的终止是自动的。USCIS已更新其系统，并将在得到SEVP的通知后开始将EAD终止日期输入这些系统。USCIS将通知受影响的学生，并通过指定的学校官员（DSO）为他们提供一个纠正记录中错误的机会。这一过程旨在加强F-1和OPT项目的一体化，确保SEVP和USCIS系统的一致性，并告知学生在EAD终止后继续工作可能产生的后果。
Automatic Termination of Optional Practical Training for F-1 Stuents If They Transfer to a Different School or Begin Stuy at Another Eucational Level
USCIS remins F-1 stuents on Optional Practical Training (OPT) that transferring to another school or beginning stuy at another eucational level (for example, beginning a master’s program after completing a bachelor’s egree) automatically terminates their OPT as well as their corresponing employment authorization ocument (EAD).
Although authorization to engage in OPT ens upon transferring to a ifferent school or changing eucational level, stuents in F-1 status will not be otherwise affecte as long as they comply with all requirements for maintaining their stuent status. These requirements inclue not working with a terminate EAD, because termination means that stuents are no longer authorize to work in the Unite States. Working in the Unite States without authorization has serious immigration consequences, incluing removal from the country an bars on reentry. Furthermore, remaining in the Unite States in violation of lawful nonimmigrant status coul lea to an accrual of unlawful presence which inclues another set of penalties uner the Immigration an Nationality Act.
Currently, U.S. Immigration an Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Stuent an Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) informs USCIS of the termination ate, an the OPT termination is automatic uner current regulations. USCIS has upate its systems an will begin to enter the EAD termination ate into these systems after being notifie by SEVP. USCIS will notify affecte stuents an provie them with an opportunity to correct any errors in the recor via their esignate school official (DSO). This process is intene to strengthen the integrity of the F-1 an OPT programs, to ensure consistency between SEVP an USCIS systems, an to inform stuents of possible consequences of working with a terminate EAD.
