今天收到SEVIS portal寄來的通知如下：
Broadcast Message: Reporting Volunteer Positions During OPT Employment
To: Students on OPT
Date: June 01, 2018
Re: Reporting Volunteer Positions During OPT Employment
Number: 1805-01
General Information
Volunteer positions that are not directly related to your course of study do n
ot qualify as optional practical training (OPT) and must not be listed as OPT
employment. Reporting non-qualifying volunteer opportunities as OPT employment
will be deemed a violation of your reporting requirements and subject you to
removal from the United States.
In addition, non-qualifying volunteer positions do not stop the accrual of une
mployment which is limited to a total of 90 days during OPT. Accordingly, if y
ou have been unemployed for more than 90 days, you must leave the United State
s or be subject to removal even if you have volunteered while unemployed.
Note: A volunteer position does not meet the conditions of a science, technolo
gy, engineering and mathematics OPT extension. Any questions related to qualif
ying OPT employment or accrual of unemployment should be discussed with your d
esignated school official (DSO) or addressed to the SEVP Response Center by ca
lling 800-892-4829 or emailing [email protected]
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大意是移民局開始要求OPT做volunteer要和學科相關，不能隨便找個地方掛名延長OPT。
還是其實這是一直都有要求，只是沒嚴格執行呢？因為如果真的要開始抓，那很多人畢業
找工作的期限會被壓縮到只剩90天......F1學生就沒那麼容易待下來了。