读第二个非STEM硕士可以拿OPT么？

目前学历是CS美本美硕，本硕的OPT都没有使用，毕业就直接回国了。目前在考虑申请第二个硕士回国，但是感兴趣的项目是非STEM的。于是这里就有一个疑问，我拿到第二个硕士学位之后还可以申请OPT么？抱着这个疑问我就去搜索了一下，找到如下资料。

If you are currently in a degree field (or on Post-Completion OPT from that degree) that is not identified as STEM eligible, but have previously earned a STEM eligible degree from an accredited U.S. higher education institution, you may be eligible to apply for a STEM OPT extension under certain conditions:

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Example: If you are currently participating in Post-Completion OPT based on a Master’s degree in Business and Management, but you previously received a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics, you may be able to apply for a STEM OPT extension based on your Bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics as long as you meet all the criteria above.

Source: Office of Internation Students & Scholars, Yale University

Previously obtained STEM degrees: If you are an F-1 student participating in a 12-month period of post-completion OPT based on a non-STEM degree, you may be eligible to use a previous STEM degree from a U.S. institution of higher education to apply for a STEM OPT extension. You must have received both degrees from currently accredited and SEVP-certified institutions, and cannot have already received a STEM OPT extension based on this previous degree. The practical training opportunity also must be directly related to the previously obtained STEM degree.

Source: USCIS


但感觉还是有些风险，请问地里的朋友能分享下有没有类似的操作么？感激不尽。

montecarrrrlo 发表于 2022-07-11 20:43:51
感谢。那我想问下，因为opt从事的工作需要跟读的专业相关，你申请延长的时候这个咋解释啊？

我的opt和延长都是用的第二个学位，所以没有这个问题…

应该是可以的，而且可以用第一个申请extension

cardbike 发表于 2022-6-16 21:41
亲身经历，第一个硕士没拿opt，第二个拿了opt。而且根据你的情况你用完opt以后还可以用第一个硕士申请stem ...

感谢。那我想问下，因为opt从事的工作需要跟读的专业相关，你申请延长的时候这个咋解释啊？

太感谢了！我最近申请季在纠结到底要不要硕士再申stem为了三年opt

亲身经历，第一个硕士没拿opt，第二个拿了opt。而且根据你的情况你用完opt以后还可以用第一个硕士申请stem，我记得我申stem的时候还有表格问是用哪一个硕士申请

可以的，毕竟第一个没用到

你找的那些是关于能不能申请 "STEM OPT Extension"
如果你问的是能不能申请 "OPT"
答案是可以 因为你还没申请过

Yes you can.

可以，两个硕士，第二个申请的，第一个没有申请就行。不过可能只能申一年？