Posted by: Ruben123 March 11, 2016
The final rule allows 24 months OPT extension for STEM
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Any OPT STEM Extensions that were submitted before May 10, 2016 will be valid for 17 months. To receive the additional 7 months of authorization, you will be required to complete a second application to USCIS.

If you have submitted your application to DSO last week, there is a chance that he/she has not posted your application to USCIS yet (considering my experience with the DSO advisers, it's like a government job for some).

But you have to wait until May 10, 2016 to apply for your 24 month extension.
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