USA’s visas are a very difficult topic. To work you need the right visa. I think that it’s not so easy to get an internship with a student visa.
Well, not quite. Getting an internship is actually pretty easy if you are on an F1 visa to the United States. You file for something called CPT (Curricular Practical Training). Go intern at the place of your choice; this internship has to be related to your field of study so no working at McDonalds as a summer intern or whatever.
On the other hand, getting a full time job is different. If you are graduating from a STEM school, you apply for something called OPT (Optional Practical Training), which lets you work for any STEM company for upto 27 months before you need to get into an H1B.
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Well, not quite. Getting an internship is actually pretty easy if you are on an F1 visa to the United States. You file for something called CPT (Curricular Practical Training). Go intern at the place of your choice; this internship has to be related to your field of study so no working at McDonalds as a summer intern or whatever.
On the other hand, getting a full time job is different. If you are graduating from a STEM school, you apply for something called OPT (Optional Practical Training), which lets you work for any STEM company for upto 27 months before you need to get into an H1B.