USCIS invites stakeholders to a webinar on 4/22/21, from 2:00-3:00 pm (ET), on online filing options for students seeking OPT. During the session, USCIS will provide an overview of USCIS online account features and share instructions on how eligible applicants can file Form I-765 online.
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Subject: USCIS Online Filing Webinar: Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, for F-1 Students
Seeking OPT
USCIS Online Filing Webinar:
Form I‐765, Application for Employment
Authorization, for F‐1 Students
Seeking OPT
Thursday, April 22, 2021 | 2 ‐ 3 p.m. Eastern
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to participate in a webinar on Thursday,
April 22, 2021, from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern. USCIS representatives will provide an overview of USCIS
online accounts and our newest form available for online filing, Form I‐765, Application for
Employment Authorization.
On April 12, 2021, USCIS announced that certain F‐1 students can now file the Form I‐765, Application
for Employment Authorization, online.
F‐1 students seeking optional practical training (OPT) in an occupation directly related to their major
area of study and filing under one of the following three categories, are eligible to apply for an
employment authorization document online:
(c)(3)(A) – Pre‐Completion OPT,
(c)(3)(B) – Post‐Completion OPT, and
(c)(3)(C) – 24‐Month Extension for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
students.
AILA Doc. No. 21041240. (Posted 4/12/21)
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To file Form I‐765 online, eligible F‐1 students must first visit my.uscis.gov
to create a USCIS online
account. There is no cost to create an account, and the account offers a variety of features, including
the ability to communicate with USCIS about your application through a secure inbox.
During this webinar, USCIS representatives will give an overview of the online account features and
share instructions on how eligible applicants can file Form I‐765 online.
*The option to file Form I‐765 online is only available to F‐1 students filing Form I‐765 for OPT. All other
applicants will continue to file the paper Form I‐765.
To Register:
1. Visit our registration page
2. Enter your email address and select “Submit”
3. Select “Subscriber Preferences”
4. Select the “Event Registration” tab
5. Complete the questions and select “Submit”
Once we process your registration, you will receive a confirmation email with additional details.
If you have any questions, or if you have not received a confirmation email within three business days,
please email us at public.engagement@uscis.dhs.gov.
We encourage you to submit questions on this topic to public.engagement@uscis.dhs.gov by 4 p.m.
EST on Monday, April 19. Put “Form I‐765, Application for Employment Authorization, for F‐1 Students
Seeking OPT” in the subject line of your email.
To request a disability accommodation to participate in this engagement, email us at
public.engagement@uscis.dhs.gov by 4 p.m. EST on April 19, 2021.
Note to media:
AILA Doc. No. 21041240. (Posted 4/12/21)
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media@uscis.dhs.gov for any media inquiries.
We look forward to your participation!
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