I-765 Filing Guides

Find your eligibility category and learn everything you need to file Form I-765 correctly the first time.

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Student

Initial OPT

Available

(c)(3)(B)

Post-completion Optional Practical Training for F-1 students

STEM OPT Extension

Available

(c)(3)(C)

24-month extension for STEM degree holders on OPT

Cap-Gap Extension

Available

(c)(3)(B)

Bridge EAD while H-1B petition is pending

Employment-Based

EAD Renewal

Coming Soon

Various

Renew an expiring Employment Authorization Document

Adjustment of Status

Available

(c)(9)

EAD based on pending I-485 application

Temporary Protected Status

Coming Soon

(a)(12)

Work authorization for TPS beneficiaries

Family-Based

Spouse of US Citizen

Coming Soon

(a)(10)

EAD for spouses with pending adjustment of status

K-1 Fiancé(e)

Coming Soon

(a)(6)

Work authorization for K-1 nonimmigrant fiancé(e)s

Humanitarian

Asylum Applicant

Coming Soon

(c)(8)

EAD for pending asylum applicants

VAWA Self-Petitioner

Coming Soon

(a)(15)

Work authorization under the Violence Against Women Act

U-Visa

Coming Soon

(a)(19)/(a)(20)

EAD for victims of qualifying criminal activity

Other

DACA Renewal

Coming Soon

(c)(33)

Renew Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals EAD