Got IBM internship offer on CPT (F1 student) — should I be worried about work authorization after offer?
Hi everyone,
I’m an F-1 student and recently interviewed for a co-op/internship position at IBM. During my final interview, I clearly mentioned that I would be working using CPT authorization provided by my university.
After about 4 weeks, I received the offer, signed it, and completed all onboarding forms including background check details. Today, I also filled out a citizenship form where they only asked for my citizenship and whether I have dual citizenship. They did NOT ask anything about sponsorship or work authorization in that form.
This situation is different from a past experience I had with another company (Intuit), where they explicitly asked about CPT/sponsorship before giving an offer and later rejected me based on that.
Since IBM gave me the offer first and is now processing onboarding without asking about sponsorship again, I’m a bit anxious:
Should I be worried that my CPT status or citizenship could still affect my offer at this stage, or is it safe to assume everything is fine since they already issued the offer and I disclosed my situation earlier?