OPT Application

Please refer to the OISS Post-Completion OPT Website: www.hpu.edu/oiss/employment/f-1/opt.html for more information on OPT requirements.

You can find the required documents here:
1. Determination of Eligibility Form: sent to you through email
2. Form I-765 and Instructions: uscis.gov/i-765
3. Form G-1145 and Instructions: uscis.gov/g-1145
4. I-94 Record Database: i94.cbp.dhs.gov

Your Name Your Name First Last
Your Student ID
Your Email
Do you plan on traveling outside the U.S. anytime soon?

Do you plan on traveling outside the U.S. anytime soon? No Maybe Yes, and I will be outside the U.S. during these dates:
Do you have any questions you'd like me to respond to?
Determination of Eligibility

A student requesting the Optional Practical Training (OPT) benefit must obtain a report of their grades to date of all courses in their final semester in order to determine whether the student may be eligible to apply for work authorization contingent on their F-1 student visa status. If a student is unable to obtain a written signature from their professors, an email with the relevant information from the professor’s HPU email address may suffice.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Office of International Students and Scholars at iss@hpu.edu with any questions.
1. Determination of Eligibility Form (grade reports and program completion confirmation)

Attach Files

If you have not gotten in-person signatures from your professors or faculty/academic advisors, please have them send the requested information through email to iss@hpu.edu.

Even if you've submitted your professors and advisors information through email, you must still submit the information requested in Section A (your requested dates).
I will have my professors and academic/faculty advisor send the requested information through email to iss@hpu.edu:

I will have my professors and academic/faculty advisor send the requested information through email to iss@hpu.edu: Yes No, I have submitted the signatures on the Determination of Eligibility Form (above)
My requested OPT start date:
(latest start for Spring 2021 graduates is July 8, 2020) My requested OPT start date:
(latest start for Spring 2021 graduates is July 8, 2020) / MM / DD YYYY
Government Forms

You can find the required documents here:

Form I-765 and Instructions: uscis.gov/i-765
Form G-1145 and Instructions: uscis.gov/g-1145
I-94 Record Database: i94.cbp.dhs.gov
2. Scanned Government/USCIS OPT filing fee of $410.00 (check the filing fee amount on Form I-765 instructions)

Attach Files

- Payable to "The U.S. Department of Homeland Security"

- Write your I-94 number and date of birth on the memo portion of the check/money order

- Check must have an imprinted or handwritten name and address in the upper left corner
3. Signed, completed Form I-765: Application for Employment Authorization

Attach Files

- At the top, mark: Initial permission to accept employment

- Item 27: Eligibility Category is (c) (3) (B) [small c, number 3, capital B]

- Signature: Use black ink to sign name on the signature line, keep signature within the box

- Ensure that all date fields are per the required format (mm/dd/yyyy)

- Print your document as a PDF. Saving it as a PDF may not suffice!
4. Form G-1145: E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance

Attach Files
5. Printout of I-94 arrival/departure form (or if you have a paper I-94, include front and back)

Attach Files
Supporting Documents
6. Two (2) U.S. Passport-style photos (taken within the past 30 days)

Attach Files

- Lightly print your name and I-94 number on the back of each photo

- Passport photos must be 2" x 2" with proper facial dimensions of U.S. passport-style photos

- See passport photo guidelines explained on page 20 of Form I-765 instructions
7. Photocopy page 1 and 2 of all current and previous I-20 documents, since your first arrival into the U.S.

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The major (program name) listed on my current I-20 is the same major I will graduate from:

The major (program name) listed on my current I-20 is the same major I will graduate from: Yes No, it should be: No, it should be:
8. Photocopy of passport page

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- Page that includes photo, passport number, and expiration date

- Must be valid for at least 6 months prior to the application date
9. Photocopy of F-1 visa (found in your passport)

Attach Files

*Canadian citizens will not have an F-1 visa in their passport
10. Photocopy of ALL previous EAD card(s) (front and back) - IF APPLICABLE

Attach Files

This step is only applicable for those who have previously received work authorization from USCIS and were issued an official EAD card.
Please check that you understand the next steps:

Please check that you understand the next steps: I must wait to send my OPT application until I receive a new I-20 from OISS. It typically takes OISS 3-5 business days to process a new OPT I-20. I must include a copy of my new I-20 in my OPT application. I am responsible for mailing out the OPT packet myself once I have all of the required documents (mailing instructions will be provided to you).

OPT Application

OPT Application

Determination of Eligibility

Government Forms

Supporting Documents