OPT Handbook for F-1 Students Office of Global Strategies & International Affairs
When and where you were born
■ What is your city, town or village of birth?
■ What is your state or province of birth?
■ What is your country of birth?
■ What is your date of birth?
✓ Your immigration information
■ What is your country of citizenship or nationality?
■ What is your Form I-94 Arrival-Departure Record Number?
■ When did you last arrive in the United States?
Date of Arrival
Place of arrival (airport)
Status at last arrival
Most likely F1
What is the passport number of your most recently issued passport?
What is your travel document number (if any)? In most cases, leave this section blank. Likely you don't have one.
What is the expiration date of your passport or travel document?
What country issued your passport or travel document?
What is your current immigration status or category?
F1
What is your Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) Number?
Check on your I-20. Your SEVIS ID number is listed at the top left of your most recent I-20.
Other Information
What is your A-number?
You should include the USCIS number listed on your post-completion OPT EAD card here.
What is your USCIS Online Account Number?
You will most likely check "I do not have or know my USCIS Online Account Number" since the online filing is employed recently.
Has the Social Security Administration (SSA) ever officially issued a Social Security Card to you?
O
Mostly yes
What is your Social Security number?
Enter your SSN