Posted by: santoshgiri February 21, 2010
OPT- no job....OPTIONS?
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Please also consider the following viewpoint of attorneys, emphasizing that although self employed business owner provision exists, the 'Training' purpose of OPT 'without a supervisor' in self employed business and 'future continuance of the business' when the OPT ceases, makes it a shady area:

http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/self-employed-business-owner-on-f1-opt-20231.html
http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/f1-on-opt-is-t-possible-to-start-my-own-business--207682.html

Once again, all F-1 International Student matters are BEST ADVISED by DSO/ISO. Good luck people. 

One  more interesting fact: ICE reports, as of Jan 1, 2010, there are 13,714 active Nepali Students in the US. See: http://www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis/pdf/quarterly_report_dec09.pdf
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