What happens to OPT after TPS expires?

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नमस्कार! एउटा TPS प्रस्न अझै अनुतरित भए जस्तो लग्यो .... .I am in F1 Status graduating in December 2015. After graduation I can apply for 12 months OPT EAD (+ 17 months STEM extension) or 18 months TPS EAD. If I apply for TPS EAD, can I get back to OPT EAD once the TPS period ends?

ctaldigital · Jul 1, 2015 11:03 AM · 15,667 views

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i have the same problem ....my situation is quite complicated though...i have a opt EAD since july of 2014 to july 24 of 2015 so my opt is about to expire...since i was in STEM i was able to apply for extension which i have already paid (its already been 75 days but still havent got any approval yet) and my extension of opt ead is till dec of 2016 ( ironically when TPS ends ) . since i already paid for opt extension i am not sure if i should apply for TPS or should i just stay in my OPT status and continue working. But i do want to change my status to TPS but since i already paid that 380 dollars for my extension i dont want to pay another 380 for EAD ( i am well aware of the fact that TPS  cost 515 with EAD ) . is there any way i could change my OPT EAD to TPS EAD without paying that extra 380?????? Last edited: 01-Jul-15 11:47 AM

kingofdandi4 · Jul 1, 2015 11:47 AM

I think I got answers to most my question with an attorney provided by my university. Feel free to watch and share:Everything you wanted to know about TPS with relation to F1, H1 and OPT directly from a horse mouth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

ctaldigital · Aug 5, 2015 5:15 PM

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