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Hey KCP479 ,

Thank you for your query. I am happy to help.

As per my knowledge, F1 visa is issued for 5 years to everyone irrespective of the study you are going to do.

What matters is how much is going to be your duraction of study and the OPT period. You cannot stay beyond that period no matter whether your F1 is still valid.

For example,

If you do 2 years MBA, you can use F1 for 2 years study and 1 year OPT.

If you do 2 years STEM Course, you can use F1 for 2 years study and 3 years OPT.

If you do 1 year MBA, you can use F1 for 1 year study and 1 year OPT.

I hope that helps.
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Hey KCP479 ,

STEM is an acronym for the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.

So, if you do any course that touches above fields, you will be considered for 2 years course + 3 years OPT.

Other than that, rule is simple: MBA duration + 1 year OPT.

I hope that helps.
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Thank you so much guys for replies. How about 11 months MBA? They got 1 year OPT as well? Same as other MBA courses?

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You can read the recent article. It may help getting a closer look. My advice is to target big schools.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-worker ... 1533124800