留学生OPT收费拟规评论期11月9日截止：首段7万美元、后续每段3万美元
美国国土安全部下属移民与海关执法局（ICE）拟对留学生毕业实习许可（OPT）征收新费用的规章草案，公众评论期将于11月9日美东时间晚11时59分截止。该草案已于10月8日在《联邦公报》公布，本站当时曾报道其要点。
按草案，学校必须在校方指定代表（DSO）在学生与交流访问者信息系统（SEVIS）中为学生推荐OPT之前先缴纳费用：第一段OPT为7万美元，后续每一段、包括STEM专业延期，为3万美元。费用由学校承担，学校也可将其转嫁给申请的学生、全体学生或雇主。
国土安全部估算，这项收费每年可达84亿至165亿美元，涉及全美2,478所获认证的学校。OPT是F-1学生签证持有者毕业后在美国合法工作实习的主要通道，一般为期12个月，STEM专业毕业生还可再申请24个月延期。
截至11月2日，该案（案号ICEB-2026-0100）在联邦规章评论平台已收到4,844条公众评论。公众可在截止前通过联邦电子规章门户提交意见；其中涉及信息收集事项的评论，截止日期为12月7日。
这项拟规目前尚未生效。国土安全部将在评论期结束后审议各方意见，再决定是否发布最终规章以及最终的收费标准。
（来源：美国国土安全部）
Comment Period on Proposed OPT Fees Ends Nov. 9: $70,000 for a First Period, $30,000 for Each Additional Period
A proposed rule by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), that would impose new fees on Optional Practical Training (OPT) for international students closes its public comment period at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on November 9. The proposal was published in the Federal Register on October 8, and GSM reported its main points at the time.
Under the proposal, a school would have to pay the fee before its designated school official (DSO) recommends a student for OPT in the SEVIS system: $70,000 for a first period of OPT and $30,000 for each subsequent period, including STEM extensions. Schools could absorb the cost or pass it on to the student applicant, to students generally, or to employers.
DHS estimates the fees would raise between $8.4 billion and $16.5 billion a year and would affect 2,478 certified schools nationwide. OPT is the main channel through which F-1 students work in the United States after graduation, generally for 12 months, with a further 24-month extension available to STEM graduates.
As of November 2, the docket (ICEB-2026-0100) had received 4,844 public comments on the federal rulemaking portal. Comments may be submitted through the portal until the deadline; comments on the information-collection aspects of the proposal are due by December 7.
The proposal is not yet in effect. After the comment period closes, DHS will review the submissions before deciding whether to issue a final rule and what the final fee levels will be.
(Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
来源：美国国土安全部
发布：GSM·美国（发布链接）
图片来源：图：美国国土安全部总部大楼（资料图）。 / Photo: The headquarters building of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (file photo).
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