YOUR POST-GRADUATION PLAN
You are welcome here — and what comes after graduation deserves a real plan
Honest information, not legal advice
Answer a few questions about your degree, your dates, and what you want. We'll rank your realistic pathways — OPT, STEM OPT, the H-1B lottery as it actually is, cap-exempt options — and map the deadlines you cannot miss. Then verify everything with your DSO and an immigration attorney.
WHY THIS GUIDE
See Your Options Before the Clock Runs
Deadlines That Cannot Slip
A timeline keyed to your graduation date — filing windows, grace periods, and lottery season — exportable to your calendar.
Cincinnati Is On Your Side
Where F-1 grads realistically land locally, cap-exempt options in the region, and the support network already around you.
HOW IT WORKS
Three steps to a clear next chapter
The rules are complicated and the deadlines are unforgiving — but the path is knowable. This gets you from anxious to organized in minutes, so your conversations with your DSO and an attorney start from a real plan.
3 PLANS
Choose Snapshot, Plan, or Playbook — from a quick pathway ranking to the full playbook with documents, watch-outs, and plan-B scenarios.
1. Choose Your Plan
Pick your depth — a quick snapshot of your pathways and deadlines, or the complete playbook for the next two years.
2. Answer a Few Questions
Your degree, your graduation date, your job situation, and what you want long term. Takes 2-6 minutes.
3. Get Your Plan
Your personalized guide lands in your inbox within minutes — then take it to your DSO to verify every date.