If you want to stay in America longer, there are a number of options for extending your stay in America after completing your bachelor’s degree. We briefly explain these below.
1) Optional Practical Training (OPT). Every international student has the opportunity to work in America for 1 more year after completing a bachelor’s or master’s degree. Many students use this year to find a suitable company that offers full-time employment while funding a U.S. work visa.
2) Extend your stay by continuing your studies with a Master’s or PhD. In this case, you will need to reapply for a student visa for the respective program. There is eligibility to play as a student-athlete for a period of 4 years, so there may no longer be an athletic scholarship. However, there are other ways to reduce your tuition costs. Want to know how? Then contact us.
3) A work visa! Another way to continue living in America is through a work visa. It frequently happens that international student-athletes receive job offers from American companies during their studies or just after.
4) Last but not least: find an American boyfriend or girlfriend and get married! Or enter the Greencard lottery: in this, with a lot of luck, you will have a chance to live in America. 😉
