Instructions For I-765 - Application For Employment Authorization
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18Instructions forApplication for Employment Authorization
USCIS
Form I-765
Department of Homeland Security
OMB No. 1615-0040
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Expires 02/28/2018
What Is the Purpose of This Form?
Certain aliens who are temporarily in the United States may file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization,
to request an Employment Authorization Document (EAD). Other aliens who are authorized to work in the United States
without restrictions must also use this form to apply to USCIS for a document that shows such authorization. Review
Eligibility Categories to determine whether you should use this form.
If you are a lawful permanent resident, a conditional resident, or a nonimmigrant authorized to be employed with a
specific employer under 8 CFR 274a.12(b), do not use this form.
Definitions
Employment Authorization Document (EAD): Form I-688, Form I-688A, Form I-688B, Form I-766, or any successor
document issued by USCIS as evidence that the holder is authorized to work in the United States.
Renewal EAD: An EAD issued to an eligible applicant upon the expiration of a previous EAD issued under the same
category.
Replacement EAD: An EAD issued to an eligible applicant when the previously issued EAD has been lost, stolen,
mutilated, or contains erroneous information, such as a misspelled name.
Who May File Form I-765?
USCIS adjudicates a request for employment authorization by determining whether an applicant has submitted the
required information and documentation, and whether the applicant is eligible. In order to determine your eligibility, you
must identify the category in which you are eligible and fill in that category in Question 16 on Form I-765. Enter only
one of the following category numbers on the application form. For example, if you are a refugee applying for an EAD,
type or print “(a)(3)” at Question 16.
For easier reference, the categories are subdivided as follows:
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Asylee/Refugee and Their Spouses and Children ................................................................................................................. 2
Nationality Categories .......................................................................................................................................................... 2
Foreign Students ................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Eligible Dependents of Employees of Diplomatic Missions, International Organization, or NATO .................................. .3
Employment-Based Nonimmigrants ..................................................................................................................................... 4
Family-Based Nonimmigrants .............................................................................................................................................. 9
Adjustment-of-Status Categories ........................................................................................................................................ 10
Other Categories ................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Form I-765 Instructions 01/17/17 N
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