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Staying in US post-MBA as International: H1B vs. STEM OPT 25 Dec 2019, 10:10
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Hi all,

I have a quick question on staying in the US after the MBA as an international student without a greencard.

I generally see these options for this:
- OPT (Optional Practical Training) - allows for 1 year of staying in US after graduation
- STEM OPT extension - allows for 3 years of staying in US after graduation at schools that qualify (e.g. Berkeley Haas)
- H1B visa - can apply for this while studying and/or while in an OPT program, however this is some kind of lottery and not guaranteed to work out

My questions are:
- Is this accurate? What is the typical visa that people use to stay in the US after graduation?
- How likely is it currently to get an H1B visa after graduation? (my background: German consultant)
- Any other options that I'm missing out?
- I'm currently thinking about rejecting a H/W/S school to accept a Berkeley offer just to have the guaranteed 3 years using OPT STEM - does this make sense?

Thanks a lot in advance and Merry Christmas!
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Staying in US post-MBA as International: H1B vs. STEM OPT 26 Dec 2019, 06:34
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this is accurate, I'm in a hurry and can't answer all your questions but I just wanted to say before you reject any preferential schools make sure they don't have a stem option available to you. Berkeley is one of many.

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