OPT Application Process | Office Of International Students & Scholars

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To create and submit your OPT Request you should open a Chrome (recommended) or Firefox browser and use this link to create the OPT Request and log in to OISS Connect.

Important Note: Only click this link once! Clicking additional times will open duplicate requests and unnecessarily delay the process.

If you are returning to work on your request, log in to connect.oiss.yale.edu to edit your pending request on your profile page.

You will be prompted for your NetID and password, and then should select the 'Request, (current year)' option.

Once you have created your OPT record, you will have several steps to complete:

Fill out an 'Electronic Recommendation' request. For OISS to consider your request for OPT you must request confirmation from your academic adviser, DGS, DUS, Registrar or Dean. Your OISS adviser will give you the name or email address of the appropriate recommender. Important Note: When completing the recommendation in the 'Additional Information' section, make sure to include a message to your recommender to let them know that you are applying for OPT and that when they select your 'Completion of Study' date, you cannot study or work at, or be paid by Yale past that date.
Review each 'Learning Content' item and mark it as having been read.
Submit each questionnaire in the 'Questionnaire(s)' section. Note that this is where you will upload your Form I-94, so be sure you have saved a PDF version of it. The OPT Employment Information questionnaire has several instructions; please read them carefully.
Read and digitally sign the 'OPT Statement of Understanding' in the 'Signature Documents' section.