Can OPT experience count as qualifying work experience?
I’m preparing for an employment-based green card. Can my OPT experience on my resume count as qualifying work experience?
I’d like to know if I can use this experience as part of my employment-based case.
OPT experience is often difficult to have recognized as qualifying experience. Experience is recognized as such only when the work shows growing responsibility, not simply the same task repeated. To have it recognized as experience, rather than simply showing that you worked at a company, it helps to clearly document your specific position and duties within that company.