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F-1, OPT and STEM OPT Immigration Help

F-1 status, post-completion OPT, STEM OPT, cap-gap to H-1B, and SEVIS reporting all have short windows and unforgiving records. Immigration Ascent, a division of Gillespie, Shields and Taylor, helps students and founders on OPT understand what the record shows — and what it does not. A SEVIS termination is not the same as a court finding. An OPT denial is not always the end of work authorization if you still have time and a fixable defect. We do not guarantee outcomes. Open a guide below for steps, evidence, and common mistakes.

Motion to reopen after OPT denialI-290B motions, the 30-day clock, and when refiling Form I-765 is faster.NTA after a SEVIS termination errorWhat an NTA means after an SEVP or school error, and how to document compliance.

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