USCIS Application for 12-Month Post-Completion OPT: Instructions & Form Guidance, Lecture notes of Business

Download USCIS Application for 12-Month Post-Completion OPT: Instructions & Form Guidance and more Lecture notes Business in PDF only on Docsity! Page 1 of 12 I-765 Specific Instructions for Filing Initial 12-month Post-Completion OPT Part 1: Reason for Applying. Select 1.a. for Initial permission to accept employment. Part 2: Item Numbers 1.a. - 1.c. Your Full Legal Name. Provide your full legal name as shown on your I-20 in the spaces provided. Item Numbers 2.a. - 4.c. Other Names Used. If no other names ever used, put “N/A” in the spaces provided. If you did use other names, provide all other names you have ever used, including aliases, maiden name, and nicknames. If you need extra space to complete this section, use the space provided in Part 6. Additional Information Page 2 of 12 Item Numbers 5.a. - 5.f. Your U.S. Mailing Address. You must provide a valid mailing address in the United States. You may list a valid U.S. residence. You may also list a U.S. Post Office address (PO Box) if that is how you receive your mail. If your mail is sent to someone other than yourself, please include an “In Care Of Name” as part of your mailing address. If it is yourself, leave it blank. USCIS will send your EAD to this address. Item Numbers 6. - 7.e. U.S. Physical Address. Type or print your physical address in the spaces provided. Item Number 8. Alien Registration Number (A-Number) (if any): If you do not have an A-Number or if you cannot remember it, leave this space blank. If you had an EAD before, this number may be listed as the USCIS Number on the front of the card. An Alien Registration Number, otherwise known as an “A-Number,” is typically issued to people who apply for, or are granted, certain immigration benefits. If you were issued an A-Number, type or print it in the spaces provided. If you have more than one A-Number, use the space provided in Part 6. Additional Information to provide the information. Page 5 of 12 Item Numbers 19.a. - 19.c. Place of Birth. Enter the name of the city, town, or village; state or province; and country where you were born. Type or print the name of the country as it was named when you were born, even if the country’s name has changed or the country no longer exists. Item Number 20. Date of Birth. Enter your date of birth in mm/dd/yyyy format in the space provided. For example, type or print October 5, 1967 as 10/05/1967. Item Numbers 21.a. - 21.e. Form I-94 Arrival-Departure Record. You may find your I-94 record on CBP website at https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/#/home Item Number 22. Date of Your Last Arrival Into the United States, On or About. Provide the date on which you last entered the United States in mm/dd/yyyy format Page 6 of 12 Item Number 23. Place of Your Last Arrival Into the United States. Provide the location where you last entered the United States. Item Number 24. Immigration Status at Your Last Arrival. If you last entered the U.S. with your F-1 visa and I-20, type “F-1 student” in the space provided; if you were approved for change of immigration status within the U.S. since your last entry, type the previous status. Item Number 26. Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) Number (if any). Enter your SEVIS ID printed on the top of your I-20. Item Number 27. Eligibility Category. “Post-Completion OPT--(c)(3)(B)” can be found on the list of the eligibility categories in the Who May File Form I-765 section of USCIS Instructions, under the “Foreign Students Categories”. NOTE: You MUST use Part 6. Additional Information to provide all previously used SEVIS numbers and evidence of any previously authorized CPT or OPT and the academic level at which it was authorized. Page 7 of 12 Item Numbers 28 to Item Number 31.b. Not relevant to Initial 12-month Post Completion OPT, therefore should enter “N/A” in the spaces possible. Page 10 of 12 Part 5. Contact Information, Declaration, and Signature of the Person Preparing this Application, if Other Than the Applicant If you completed this Form I-765 yourself, do NOT enter your information again. Instead, type “N/A” in all the spaces provided. If someone else completed this I-765 for you with legitimate reason, follow the instructions below Item Numbers 1.a. - 8.b. This section must contain the signature of the person who completed your application, if other than you, the applicant. If the person who completed this application is associated with a business or organization, that person should complete the business or organization name and address information. Anyone who helped you complete this application MUST sign and date the application. A stamped or typewritten name in place of a signature is not acceptable. If the person who helped you prepare your application is an attorney or accredited representative, he or she may also need to submit a completed Form G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative, along with your application. Page 11 of 12 Part 6. Additional Information Make sure you fill out the Family Name and Given Name that match the same on Page One CPT: List all previous CPT approvals, being sure to use a separate section for any/all CPT authorization periods. You can find all of your previous CPT information on the I-20 that was approved for each period of CPT. • Suggested format: CPT Authorization SEVIS ID number Employer name Employment start date - Employment end date Degree level OPT: List any previously authorized OPT and the academic level at which it was authorized. See example below: Page 12 of 12 Part 6. Additional Information (continued) Other SEVIS numbers: List all previously used SEVIS numbers different from the one on your current I-20, if you have any. See example below: