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Author Message   Spitfire Kurra Bewarse Username: Spitfire Post Number: 3079 Registered: 03-2004 Posted From: 216.109.83.76 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Friday, December 06, 2013 - 11:19 am:    NB SOdara: Also - effective October 6, 2013 - students who only have the thesis or equivalent remaining in the STEM degree may either apply for pre-completion OPT , post-completion OPT while completing the thesis/dissertation and if they are **NOT** done with the thesis /dissertation during the 1 year post completion OPT they can still **go ahead** an apply for the 17 month extension. However - as is always the case the time period utilized in the pre-completion OPT will be reduced from the 1 year post completion OPT. Raavana Raajyam!! - Jayaho Raavana!!