Oops OPT

This summer I will go to Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) at Woods Hole as a visiting scholar to serve as a teaching assistant from July 5 - July 19, 2008 in the Physiology course.

As an F1 visa holder, I have to apply an Employment Authorization Document in order to receive reimbursement and stipend, that is, the OPT. I have not applied yet but just realized it usually takes three months to get the permission.

How comes it takes so long to get approved... I guess I have to find some other ways to get reimbursed...