The check or money order for the fee must be drawn from a bank or other financial institution located in the United States and must be payable in U.S. currency: Do not use a check or money order from a foreign bank with online U.S. accounts. This is most common for Canadian students with U.S. dollar Canadian bank accounts.
Make the check or money order payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
NOTE: Spell out U.S. Department of Homeland Security; do not use initials like “DHS”.
Dates on a check or money order are critical! Write the current date on the check or money order; do not write a future date.
Use the standard U.S. date style of Month Day Year (example: June 15, 2018).
USCIS Form G-1450 (https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/g-1450.pdf) allows you to send your credit card information in place of a check or money order.
not send a check and plan to add money to your bank account later. Have 100% of the fee money ready when you mail your application to the government.
Applicants requesting authorization for standard 12-month post-completion OPT should select “1.a. Initial permission to accept employment”.
Part 2: Information About You:
Write your Family Name in CAPITAL letters. If you can't fit your full name in the space, see Part 6: Additional Information for instructions. Please write your name exactly as it appears in the Surname/Family Name and Given Name fields on your I-20. Note your I-20 DOES NOT use the Middle Name field!
Provide all other names you have ever used, including aliases, maiden name, and nicknames. If you have never used another name, write “N/A”