International students on F-1 visas doing optional training would pay Social Security and Medicare taxes.
This bill would make international students on F-1 visas pay Social Security and Medicare taxes during their optional practical training (OPT). Currently, these students and their employers do not pay these taxes. If this bill passes, both students and their employers would pay these taxes. This would change their paychecks and tax duties.
Today, F-1 visa holders doing optional practical training and their employers generally do not pay Social Security or Medicare taxes on those earnings. After this bill, F-1 visa holders in optional practical training and their employers would have to pay Social Security and Medicare taxes. This would mean less take-home pay for students and higher payroll costs for employers.
S 2940 · 119th Congress · September 30, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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