2018 All Countries of Citizenship by Number of SEVIS Records with Authorizations to Participate in STEM OPT

SEVIS Records with Authorizations to Participate Country of Citizenship in STEM OPT in 2018 70,521 25,843 OF KOREA () 2,086 1,677 1,355 1,268 NIGERIA 992 806 749 688 675 604 545 543 VENEZUELA 444 424 420 405 COLOMBIA 403 BRAZIL 389 348 SPAIN 283 266 UNITED KINGDOM 258 249 244 241 240 GERMANY 222 ITALY 221 219 210 207 KENYA 199 146 JAMAICA 143 ETHIOPIA 140 126 121 BAHAMAS, THE 119 ECUADOR 116 PERU 111 96 ZIMBABWE 92 LIBYA 92 2018 All Countries of Citizenship by Number of SEVIS Records with Authorizations to Participate in STEM OPT

TRINIDAD AND 90 HONDURAS 89 88 86 77 SOUTH AFRICA 71 69 68 68 67 65 65 CHILE 63 62 COSTA RICA 56 BOLIVIA 56 55 55 55 BURMA 55 53 GUATEMALA 48 EL SALVADOR 47 45 PANAMA 44 UGANDA 43 NETHERLANDS 42 42 TANZANIA 42 COTE D'IVOIRE 40 38 37 IRELAND 35 35 33 PORTUGAL 31 31 31 30 30 NORWAY 28 28 CONGO (KINSHASA) 27 27 25 23 23 2018 All Countries of Citizenship by Number of SEVIS Records with Authorizations to Participate in STEM OPT

SUDAN 23 22 ZAMBIA 20 20 19 DENMARK 19 19 PARAGUAY 19 18 BELIZE 18 18 16 15 NICARAGUA 15 15 15 14 14 MACEDONIA 14 14 13 13 13 FINLAND 13 BARBADOS 13 ICELAND 13 13 13 WEST BANK 13 13 BELARUS 12 BOTSWANA 12 11 11 11 11 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 11 SWAZILAND 11 MALAWI 10 10 10 9 GAMBIA, THE 9 9 9 GUYANA 8 8 2018 All Countries of Citizenship by Number of SEVIS Records with Authorizations to Participate in STEM OPT

ALGERIA 8 ESTONIA 8 8 ANGOLA 7 7 SIERRA LEONE 7 6 BERMUDA 6 6 6 5 5 ERITREA 5 LIBERIA 4 4 4 SURINAME 3 NAMIBIA 3 3 AND THE GRENADINES 3 3 LESOTHO 3 FIJI 3 SINT MAARTEN 3 2 2 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 2 PAPUA NEW 2 SOUTH SUDAN 2 2 2 1 CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE) 1 CAYMAN ISLANDS 1 GUINEA 1 1 STATELESS 1 1 ARUBA 1 CURACAO 1 ANGUILLA 1 1 TONGA 1 MARSHALL ISLANDS 1 SOMALIA 2018 All Countries of Citizenship by Number of SEVIS Records with Authorizations to Participate in STEM OPT

MALTA SAINT MARTIN TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS SAMOA TIMOR‐LESTE GUINEA‐BISSAU UNKNOWN GIBRALTAR ISLE OF MAN JERSEY KIRIBATI GREENLAND LIECHTENSTEIN MONTSERRAT NIUE SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE SOLOMON ISLANDS Total SEVIS IDs 118,660