I understand that:
1. I cannot submit my STEM OPT applcation to USCIS more than 90 days before my post-completion OPT end date and USCIS must receive my STEM OPT application before my post-completion OPT end date or it will be rejected.
2. I must always be working with an E-Verify employer during STEM OPT and my employment must be paid.
3. I must always be working full-time (over 20 hours per week) with each employer during STEM OPT.
4. My employment must always be directly related to my major field of study at RISD or the degree on which my STEM OPT will be based.
5. I cannot be self-employed or freelance during STEM OPT under any circumstance.
6. It is my responsibility to report changes in my STEM OPT employment within 10 days and I am aware of and understand my STEM OPT reporting requirements (6-month validations, annual self-evaluations, etc.).
7. I will have up to a total of 150 days of unemployment during my STEM OPT period (60 days for STEM OPT, including any of the 90 umemployment days not used during Post-completion OPT) during my STEM OPT period and it is my responsibility to keep track of them.