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Student CheckList for OPT (EAD) Application

Pre-Completion or Post-Completion OPT

FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE, PLEASE CHECK OFF AS YOU COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING STEPS:

STEP ONE:
You will submit the following item to the ISS office for processing of the OPT I-20:

  • Completed academic advisor’s recommendation form

STEP TWO:

After you receive your OPT I-20 from the ISSS, mail these items to USCIS Service Center: (MAILING ADDRESS IS ON THE COVER LETTER)

NOTE: If you are applying for post-completion OPT, you must file the application with USCIS within 30 days of the date the I-20 recommending OPT was issued (see item 10 on page 1 of the I-20 for the issue date).  If your OPT I-20 is more than 30 days old and you have not yet filed the application with USCIS, contact the Office of International Student Services so that the OPT request can be cancelled and then re-issued with an updated I-20.

  • Complete form I-765.  Use blue ink and be sure to sign your name with a BLUE ink pen
    See attached orange instructions sheet.

  • For Question 3: Address for delivery of the EAD card: You should use the ISS office address or of David Garrett

C/O Office of International Student Services
SUNYIT
100 Seymour Road
Utica, NY - 13502
  • Answering Question 16: The answer for question 16 depends on the type of OPT authorization you are applying for:
    Pre-Completion OPT (before you graduate) - (c)(3)(A)
    Post-Completion OPT (after graduation) – (c)(3)(B)
    STEM OPT Extension (STEM Program graduates, OPT after initial 12 month OPT) –(c)(3)(C)

  • Answering Question 17: Only answer question 17 if you are applying for the 17 month STEM extension and meet the eligibility requirements.

  • $340.00 check or money order made payable to US Citizenship and Immigration Services or Department of Homeland Security. 

  • PHOTOCOPY of most recent I-94 card (both sides) and visa inside your passport

  • PHOTOCOPY OF THE IDENTITY PAGES OF YOUR PASSPORT, which include your picture.

  • COPY OF ANY PREVIOUS EAD CARD (both sides) if applicable

  • 2 PHOTOS WITH A WHITE BACKGROUND* (2" x 2")
    *Be sure to read the important instructions on photo requirements on the back side of this page.

  • INCLUDE A PHOTOCOPY (not original) OF YOUR SEVIS I-20 for OPT, pages 1 and 3, AFTER it is endorsed by the Office of International Student Services. 

  • INCLUDE PHOTOCOPIES OF ALL OTHER PREVIOUS I-20s ISSUED TO YOU BY ISS (including any that are pre-SEVIS)

  • INCLUDE PHOTOCOPIES OF ALL I-20S ISSUED TO YOU BY ANY OTHER UNITED STATES SCHOOL YOU ATTENDED (including any that are pre-SEVIS)

  • COVER SHEET FROM KAREN KEEFE-GUZIKOWSKI TO USCIS (included in this packet)

To check on the progress of your EAD card go to:
https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/index.jsp



IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON USCIS PHOTO REQUIREMENTS

Often applicants will have their photos rejected for failing to meet the required specifications.  In order to avoid this, be sure to show these instructions to the photographer before the photos are taken.  Then, carefully review your photos before mailing them to the USCIS Vermont Service Center with your application.

 

Special instructions regarding photos for your EAD card:

For an example of the new photo style go to: http://travel.state.gov/passport/guide/composition/composition_874.html   This link includes information on the required dimensions of the photos, how the photos must be posed etc.

  • The photo should not be larger than 2 by 2 inches, with the distance from the top of the head to just below the chin measuring about 1-3/8 inches. 
  • Frame subject with full face, front view, eyes open.
  • Make sure the photo presents full head from top of hair to bottom of chin; height of head should measure 1 inch to 1-3/8 inches. (25mm to 35mm)
  • Center head within the frame of the picture
  • Make sure eye height is from between 1-1/8 inches to 1-3/8 inches (28mm and 3mm) from the bottom of the photo
  • Photograph subject against a plain white or off-white background
  • Position subject and lighting so that there are no distracting shadows on the face or background
  • Compose your face in a natural photo.
  • There must be no spots on the photo.
  • There must be no shadows on the photo.
  • Eyeglasses worn on a daily basis can be worn for the photo. However, there should be no reflections from the eyeglasses that obscures the eyes.
  • Sunglasses or tinted glasses cannot be worn in the photos. 
  • Print your name and I-94 number on the back of the photos in PENCIL. DO NOT PRESS ON THE PICTURE.
  • Place the picture in an envelope or small plastic sandwich-size bag and attach the envelope or bag to the OPT application packet.  Be sure not to staple or otherwise put any holes in the pictures.