What happens if USCIS receives the STEM OPT application before the current OPT period ends?
The students legal status and authorization to work continues while the application is pending.
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### Instruction:
What happens if USCIS receives the STEM OPT application before the current OPT period ends?

### Input: Not applicable

### Response:
The students legal status and authorization to work continues while the application is pending.<|im_end|>