• 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.

I-765 Form Step-by-Step Walk Through

Part 1: Item 1: Reason for Applying

Applicants requesting authorization for standard 12-month post-completion OPT should select “1.a. Initial permission to accept employment”.

Part 2: Information About You:

Part 2: Item 1: Full Legal Name

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!

Part 2: Item 2-4: Other Names Used

Provide all other names you have ever used, including aliases, maiden name, and nicknames. If you have never used another name, write “N/A”

Page 2: Part 2: Item 5: U.S. Mailing Address