U.S. Citizenship And Immigration Services Announces A Phase-In Of Premium Processing And New Online-Filing Procedures For Certain F-1 Students Seeking OPT Or STEM OPT Extensions
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USCIS has expanded premium processing for certain F-1 students seeking Optional Practical Training (OPT) and STEM OPT extensions. Specifically, for a fee of $1,500, eligible applicants...
USCIS has expanded premium processing for certain F-1 students
seeking Optional Practical Training (OPT) and STEM OPT extensions.
Specifically, for a fee of $1,500, eligible applicants can request
that USCIS adjudicate their Form I-765 applications for employment
authorization within 30 calendar days of USCIS' receipt of the
Form I-907 premium processing application.
Premium processing upgrades are now available for
currently pending I-765 forms that were filed
under the following categories:
(c)(3)(A) – Pre-Completion OPT
(c)(3)(B) – Post-Completion OPT
(c)(3)(C) – 24-Month Extension of OPT for STEM
students
Applicants can file their Form I-907s for these pending
applications online or by mail (using the latest paper version of
the form).
Beginning April 3, USCIS will accept Form I-907
premium processing requests (online or by mail) from F-1 students
seeking employment authorization documents in the above-listed
categories when filed together with Form I-765.
USCIS will reject any concurrently filed I-907s received before
this date.
To file Form I-907 online, an applicant must first create a USCIS online account, where they may submit
forms, pay fees and track the status of any pending USCIS
immigration request throughout the adjudication process.
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