Archive · 7 Aug 2025
MS Patient Faces Deportation After OPT Application Rejections
A woman with MS, who recently finished college in the US, is in trouble.
She needs to stay in the US to continue her medical treatment but keeps getting rejected for a work permit called OPT.
Her first application was rejected because her school hadn't updated her records.
The next one got lost in the mail, and another was late.
Even after hiring a lawyer, her final application was denied.
Now, she might have to leave the country.
It's hard for her because she has a serious illness, no family nearby, and she has built her life in the US.
A 26-year-old computer engineering graduate with multiple sclerosis faces deportation from the US after repeated OPT denials.
The woman's initial OPT application was rejected due to a SEVIS record update issue.
Subsequent applications were denied because one was lost in the mail, and another missed the deadline.
The final application, despite using an attorney, was denied without the option for appeal.
She faces leaving the US, where she's receiving medical care and has no immediate support system elsewhere.
- Who
- A 26-year-old computer engineering graduate with multiple sclerosis.
- What
- A graduate's Optional Practical Training (OPT) application was repeatedly denied.
- When
- Recent events, after graduating with a degree in computer engineering.
- Where
- United States
- Why
- Due to procedural errors and medical emergencies, leading to multiple application rejections.
Applicant's Perspective
Netizen's Perspective
Perception of the System
Applicant's Perspective
Believes the denials are unjust given her efforts and medical condition. Feels the immigration system has failed her.
Netizen's Perspective
N/A
- Age
- 26
- Condition
- Multiple sclerosis
- Degree
- Computer Engineering
- OPT Program
- Optional Practical Training
- First Application Reason
- Applied before SEVIS record update
- Final Application Outcome
- Denied without appeal