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3. Foreign Students

A. F-1 Student Seeking Optional Practical Training (OPT) in an Occupation Directly Related to Studies:

(c)(3)(A)--Pre-completion Optional Practical Training; (c)(3)(B)--Post-completion Optional Practical

Training; (c)(3)(C)--24-month Extension for STEM (Students With a Degree in Science, Technology,

Engineering, or Mathematics) Optional Practical Training. File Form I-765 with a Certificate of Eligibility

of Nonimmigrant (F-1) Student Status (Form I-20 A-B/I-20 ID) timely endorsed by a Designated School Official

(DSO) (DSO’s recommendation within the past 30 days for Post-Completion OPT and 60 days for the 24-month

STEM OPT extension). If you are requesting a 24-month STEM OPT extension under the eligibility code

(c)(3)(C), you must submit a copy of your degree and the employer name as listed in E-Verify, along with

the E-Verify Company Identification Number, or a valid E-Verify Client Company Identification Number for

the employer with whom you are seeking the 24-month OPT extension. You must provide this information in

Question 17 of the form.

B. F-1 Student Offered Off-Campus Employment Under the Sponsorship of a Qualifying International

Organization--(c)(3)(ii). File Form I-765 with the international organization’s letter of certification that the

proposed employment is within the scope of its sponsorship, and a Certificate of Eligibility of Nonimmigrant

(F-1) Student Status -- For Academic and Language Students (Form I-20 A-B/I-20 ID) endorsed by the

Designated School Official within the past 30 days.

C. F-1 Student Seeking Off-Campus Employment Due to Severe Economic Hardship--(c)(3)(iii). File Form

I-765 with Form I-20 A-B/I-20 ID, Certificate of Eligibility of Nonimmigrant (F-1) Student Status -- For

Academic and Language Students, and any evidence you wish to submit, such as affidavits, that detail the

unforeseen economic circumstances that cause your request, and evidence that you have tried to find off-campus

employment with an employer who has filed a labor and wage attestation.

D. J-2 Spouse or Minor Child of an Exchange Visitor--(c)(5). File Form I-765 with a copy of your J-1 (principal

alien’s) Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor (J-1) Status (Form IAP-66). You must submit a written

statement with any supporting evidence showing that your employment is not necessary to support the J-1 but is

for other purposes.

E. M-1 Student Seeking Practical Training After Completing Studies--(c)(6). File Form I-765 with a completed

Form I-539, Application to Change/Extend Nonimmigrant Status, according to the filing instructions for Form

I-539. You must also include Form I-20 M-N, Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (M-1) Student

Status -- For Vocational Students endorsed by the Designated School Official within the past 30 days, with your

application.

4. Eligible Dependents of Employees of Diplomatic Missions, International Organizations, or NATO

A. Dependent of A-1 or A-2 Foreign Government Officials--(c)(1). Submit Form I-765 with Form I-566,

Interagency Record of Request-A, G, or NATO Dependent Employment Authorization or Change/Adjustment

to/from A, G, or NATO Status, Dependent Employment Authorization, through your diplomatic mission to the

Department of State (DOS). The DOS will forward all favorably endorsed applications directly to the Nebraska

Service Center for adjudication.

B. Dependent of G-1, G-3 or G-4 Nonimmigrant--(c)(4). Submit Form I-765 with Form I-566, Interagency

Record of Request-A, G, or NATO Dependent Employment Authorization or Change/Adjustment to/from A, G, or

NATO Status, Dependent Employment Authorization, through your international organization to the Department

of State (DOS). (In New York City, the United Nations (UN) and UN missions should submit such applications

to the United States Mission to the UN (USUN)). The DOS or USUN will forward all favorably endorsed

applications directly to the Nebraska Service Center for adjudication.

C. Dependent of NATO-1 Through NATO-6--(c)(7). If you are a dependent of a NATO nonimmigrant who is

stationed at Supreme Allied Command Transformation (SACT), NATO/HQ, submit Form I-765 with Form I-566,

Interagency Record of Request-A, G, or NATO Dependent Employment Authorization or Change/Adjustment to/

from A, G, or NATO Status, Dependent Employment Authorization, to:

Form I-765 Instructions 01/17/17 N

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