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OPT Requirements
Before you going to apply your OPT or prepare your OPT documents, please watching or read the OPT requirements first!
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OPT requirements:
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Must be in F-1 status for at least (9) months of continuous full-time enrollment
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Must directly related to student's field of study
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Must have filed the Petition to Graduate, and must have approval from their academic department before applying
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Must be processed between 90 days before graduation and 60 days after graduation, keeping in mind it takes 90 days to process and the last day to start working is 60 days after graduation
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Must be authorized by the Center for International Studies and Programs
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Only one OPT may be used at each degree level
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1 year of full-time CPT will cancel your OPT opportunity
OPT documents:
1. Completed OPT application
2. OPT Faculty Recommendation Form (two or three)
3. Two U.S. passport style photos (2" x 2") with your name, date of birth, I‐94 number and SEVIS number on the back.
4. Completed I‐765
5. Make sure your signature is not more than 2 inches in length and doesn’t touch the lines.
6. Completed G‐1145
7. I‐94, printed from:
8. Original copies of your passport and visa. Copies of all I‐20s from all schools attended
9. USCIS fees: Check or money order made out to "U.S. Department of Homeland Security'' for $410
Make an appointments:
Make an appointment with Elanor Perry
Phone number: 909-537-5193
Email: eperry@csusb.edu
Website: https://www.csusb.edu/cisp
Apply OPT documents to USCIS
Mail address:
For U.S. Postal Service (USPS):
USCIS
P.O. Box 21281
Phoenix, AZ 85036
For FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: NFB AOS
1820 E. Skyharbor Circle S
Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85034
EAD Card
An employment authorization document (EAD; Form I-765) or EAD card, known popularly as a work permit, is a document issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that provides temporary employment authorization to noncitizens in the United States.
An interim Employment Authorization Document is an Employment Authorization Document issued to an eligible applicant when US Citizenship and Immigration Services has failed to adjudicate an application within 90 days of receipt of a normal filed Employment Authorization Document application or within 30 days of a proper filed initial .
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