None of the below information should constitute legal advice. All contractors are responsible for determining their own immigration status and requirements and ensuring they are eligible to work.

Consult the official USCIS documentation for the latest policies and information.

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Optional Practical Training (OPT)

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Pre/Post Completion OPT

We will engage with you once this is approved by your university DSO, but will only be able to share an offer letter and termination notice with you.

We understand that some universities and institutions require more documentation and we are not able to provide this.

No Guaranteed Hours or Duration

Mercor’s engagements can start and stop or have changes to the amount of hours available quickly.

We can not guarantee a minimum number of hours of work per week, or when a project may come to a close.

For Pre-Completion OPT, you are required to work less than 20 hours per week. You are responsible for ensuring you do not exceed this cap.

For Post-Completion OPT, you are required to work at least 20 hours per week, but are able to work on multiple roles at different companies.

Because our hours and work availability can be more inconsistent, we do highly encourage Mercor to be a secondary opportunity, instead of your one and only role for Post-Completion OPT.

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STEM OPT

Due to the additional operational overhead, we do not engage contractors under STEM OPT status.

We will not be able to sign a Form I-983.

If you are already working on STEM OPT with another business, you are not allowed to do work outside of that business. In other words, you are not able to work with us if already working with somebody else.

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Curricular Practical Training (CPT)

Contractors under CPT can be engaged if the work is integral to their curriculum and authorized by their educational institution. We will provide only an offer letter and termination notice in these cases.

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E-Verify

Mercor’s legal name is Mercor.io Corporation and our e-Verify company id is 2339925