Intl students can file OPT forms online, says USCIS Top Searches Intl students can file OPT forms online, says USCIS Lubna Kably / TNN / Apr 14, 2021, 01:42 IST FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail MUMBAI: A recent move by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will benefit the nearly 2 lakh Indian students in the US and other international students. USCIS has announced that F-1 visa holders (students enrolled in a degree course) can apply for the optional practical training (OPT) sanction online. In other words, Form I-765 can be e-filed. As per the last Open Doors Survey, 81,173 students from India had enrolled in the OPT program. It enables international students to work for a year post completion of their studies. Students from the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) field get a further extension of two years.