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View The SEVP Portal: Overview Video for instructions on how to use the portal to fulfill reporting requirements while on OPT.
- Please note that reporting requirements for STEM OPT do not apply to students on Post-completion OPT.
- It's a good idea to make a note of any questions or concerns so that you can review them in your OPT advising appointment.
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Take the Optional Practical Training (OPT) Orientation Quiz.
This is required before International Programs will issue an I-20 with OPT recommendation.
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Form G-1145 | For notification of delivery, use this form. Put this form on top of your application. | | Filing Fee | Note Notes for Online Filing: USCIS considers your OPT application filed when you pay the fee. - Be sure to review your application for completeness and accuracy before you pay the fee.
- International Programs recommends scheduling a final document check prior to making payment.
- You may not be able to update information in your application after it is filed.
| It is important to pay the correct fee. Forms with the incorrect fee will be rejected. Check for the amount of the fee the day you send your application. Fees are subject to change. International Programs recommends payment by money order. |
| Completed Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization Include original of Form I-765 in your application if you file by mail.Please see the USCIS | You must file your Form I-765 within 30 days of the date that your DSO enters the recommendation for OPT in SEVIS. Read and follow the USCIS Form Filing Tips carefully. Important Use the code for standard Post-completion OPT (c)(3)(B). You must provide all prior SEVIS numbers and proof of previously authorized CPT/OPT and the corresponding academic level- include in Additional Information.
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| Please see the USCIS I-765 website to confirm that you submit the correct version of the I-765 if you choose paper filing. |
Check to see that your I-765 is the August 25th edition. The date is printed on the lower left corner of the I-765. Prior editions of the I |
-765 will be rejected. Use the code for standard Post-completion OPT for item 27: (c)(3)(B). - You must download and complete the form before you print.
- Refer to Instructions for Form I-765 for details on how to complete the Form I-765.
- Answer all questions fully and accurately.
- Use the name on your I-20 for Family Name and Given Name(s).
- State that an item is not applicable with “N/A.” If the answer is none, write “None.”
- Print completed form and sign in blue ink in Applicant Signature field.
- Students must write their signatures so that they fit within the lines of the signature section on Form I-765 so that signatures can be scanned cleanly and applied to the EAD
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Use Part 6. Additional Information to provide: - all previously used SEVIS numbers and
- evidence of any previously authorized CPT and the academic level at which it was authorized
- evidence of any previously
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| | Most recent I-94 arrival record. | Printout of electronic Form I-94. - Make sure the record indicates “Class of Admission: F1" and “Admit Until Date: D/S,” which stands for duration of status.
- Make sure the I-94 shows the correct date for your most recent entry.
Or copy of both sides of card stock I-94.
| | Copy of all previous Employment Authorization Documents (EAD cards). | Include a copy of front and back of each EAD card. | (EAD cards). | Include a copy of front and back of each EAD card. | | Proof of identity if you do not have a previous EAD card. | Copy of biographical ID page of your passport (valid for at least six months). Copy of most recent F-1 visa. | | US passport-style photograph/s. |
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| Follow the instructions in your USCIS account. There are links provided so that you can make sure that the passport photo you upload meets USCIS requirements. |
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| Proof of identity if you do not have a previous EAD card. | Copy of biographical ID page of your passport (valid for at least six months). Copy of most recent F-1 visa. Two | US passport-style photographs |
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| Two identical US passport-style color photos, taken within 30 days of filing Form I-765. Write your name in pencil on the back of each photo. |
| Copies of all I-20s. | Put a copy of your signed and dated new I-20 with OPT recommendation on top. IMPORTANT: - You must download, sign and date the I-20. Then make a copy to send to USCIS.
- USCIS will not accept an electronically-generated signature.
Include a copy of all prior I-20s.
Check that all I-20s have your signature and date before you copy. | Graduation Verification Form | See Submitting the Graduation Verification Form to complete the form.
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What to Expect After You Submit your Application to USCIS
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