耶鲁大学吁国土安全部撤回 OPT 拟收费：学校为每名 F-1 学生首次推荐或付 7 万美元
New Haven—耶鲁大学国际学生与学者办公室（OISS）发布消息说，耶鲁大学已于 11 月 9 日就国土安全部（DHS）一项拟议规则提交正式公众评论，敦促该部撤回提案。提案拟向学校收取新费用：学校为一名 F-1 学生首次推荐实习训练（OPT）时收费 7 万美元，此后每次推荐收费 3 万美元，STEM OPT 延期推荐也在收费之列。
OPT 是 F-1 留学生毕业前后在所学专业领域工作的许可安排，常规期限最长 12 个月，STEM 专业毕业生可再延期 24 个月。按耶鲁大学的说明，拟议收费由学校承担，针对的是学校出具的每一次推荐。
目前公众评论期已经关闭。国土安全部将审阅收到的评论后再发布最终规则，最终规则是否会与提案不同，目前尚不清楚。
耶鲁大学同时说明，现阶段一切未变：现行 OPT 与 STEM OPT 的规则和费用照旧，OISS 照常办理 OPT 推荐。即使最终规则落地，收费也只适用于生效日之后出具的推荐，生效日为最终规则公布后 60 天；已经在 OPT 或 STEM OPT 期间、或推荐已在生效日前出具的学生，不会就该段期间被收费。课程实习训练（CPT）不在这项提案范围内。
（来源：耶鲁大学）
Yale Urges DHS to Withdraw Proposed OPT Fees: $70,000 for a School's First Recommendation for an F-1 Student
NEW HAVEN — Yale University submitted a formal public comment on November 9 on a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed rule that would charge schools new fees for recommending F-1 students for Optional Practical Training (OPT), and urged DHS to withdraw the proposal, according to Yale's Office of International Students & Scholars (OISS).
Under the proposal, schools would pay $70,000 for a student's first OPT recommendation and $30,000 for each later recommendation, including STEM OPT extensions. OPT allows F-1 students to work in their field of study for up to 12 months, with a further 24-month extension for STEM graduates.
The public comment period has now closed. DHS will review the comments it received before publishing a final rule, and it is not yet known whether the final rule will differ from the proposal.
Yale said nothing has changed for now: current OPT and STEM OPT rules and fees still apply, and OISS is processing recommendations as usual. Once a final rule takes effect — 60 days after publication — the fees would apply only to recommendations issued on or after that date. Curricular Practical Training (CPT) is not part of the proposal.
(Source: Yale University)
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