更新一下，今天的心情就像过山车，昨天给ISS发了USCIS的文件，跟他们说我eligible
，一早上收到ISS邮件说不给办理，学校明文规定必须一年之内答辩，不然不给extend
i-20。我又回复重申uscis在2013年的policy memorandum并且告诉很多学校已经update
学校policy和USCIS一致。焦急等待iss回复的同时，又找了advisor帮我打电话给iss
（他在出差，答应明天再打），同时又在iss网站上看到有一个工作人员是中国人，加
了她fb要了email地址，再次给她发邮件重申policy（我都想直接邮件给director了）
到底是中国人互相帮忙，她立马回复我，然后说他们会跟director开会商议再回复我。
焦急滴等待几个小时后，iss终于给我回复说会给我办理，并且发了uscis的条款。贴上
来分享一下：
The regulation for reference is below:
3.K.8.2.1.2 STEM OPT and thesis or dissertation
To be eligible to apply for a 24-month STEM OPT extension the student must
be on a period of standard post-completion OPT granted on the basis of
either:
8 CFR 214.2(f)(10)(ii)(C)
Having completed the degree, or
Having completed all course requirements but still completing his or her
thesis or dissertation
The preamble to the final rule clarifies this in several paragraphs:
81 FR 13071 par. 437
"a student may qualify for a STEM OPT extension notwithstanding that the
student has yet to complete a thesis requirement or equivalent, so long as
the thesis requirement or equivalent is the only degree requirement still
outstanding at the time of application (although this is not an available
option when using a previously obtained STEM degree)."
81 FR 13072 par. 448
"The final rule clarifies that F-1 students who have completed all other
course requirements for their STEM degree may be eligible for a STEM OPT
extension notwithstanding the continuing need to complete the thesis
requirement or equivalent for their STEM degree. DHS believes that this
flexibility is consistent with DHS's historical interpretation of the
regulatory provisions governing STEM OPT extensions. This exception, however
, does not apply with respect to a previously earned STEM degree if the
student seeks to base the STEM extension on such a degree."
