USCIS MODIFIES APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION
Previous Versions of Form I-765 Accepted until July 9, 2008
WASHINGTON=97U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced
today that it has revised Form I-765, Application for Employment
Authorization. The form now includes additional eligibility codes.
These changes have been made in accordance with the Department of
Homeland Security's recent interim final rule regarding Optional
Practical Training (OPT), published on April 8, 2008 in the Federal
Register. The rule modifies the conditions and duration of OPT for
qualified F-1 non-immigrant students.
USCIS will accept the July 30, 2007 edition of the form through July
8, 2008. As of July 9, 2008, USCIS will only accept the revised Form
I-765, dated April 4, 2008, and will reject all requests using
previous editions of the form.
The main purpose of Form I-765 is to allow certain aliens in the
United States to request employment authorization and an Employment
Authorization Document (EAD).
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