REQUEST FOR OISSS OPT RECOMMENDATION

Name:______________________________________________

JHED ID:________________________

Pre-completion OPT

Post-completion OPT
REQUIRED YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

Instructions: Check YES to indicate that you are submitting the document(s) or NO to indicate that you are not submitting the document(s) for all components on the checklist that pertain to your OISSS request for OPT recommendation. 1. Form I-765. In section 16, indicate (c)(3)(A) for pre-completion OPT OR indicate (c)(3)(B) for postcompletion OPT. 2. Check or money order for $380, payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 3. Copies of ALL previously issued I-20s. 4. Copy of passport biographical, expiration, and U.S. visa pages. 5. Copy of Form I-94 (Front and Back). 6. Official transcript (obtain from Registrars Office). 7. Enrollment letter for current semester (obtain from Registrars Office). 8. Two recent passport-style photos (2" X 2" and no more than 30 days old). May be obtained from Homewood Photographic Services. Using a pencil, lightly print your name and I-94 number on the back of the photo. 9. For students requesting full-time pre-completion OPT after completion of all course requirements, excluding thesis or dissertation o Letter from your advisor indicating you have completed all required coursework and are working exclusively on your thesis or dissertation, and that they have no objection to you engaging in this employment. For students requesting full-time post-completion OPT o Letter from your academic department indicating when you are expected to complete the requirements for your degree. 10. A cover letter from you. 11. Copies of all previously issued Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), if applicable. 12. Individual submitting documents:

REQUIRED

REQUIRED YES N/A

SELF

OTHER: _____________________________________
(if other please provide name)

Signature: ___________________________________________ For OISSS Use Only Checked and Accepted by: ______________________________________________ Signature

Date:____/____/________

____/____/________ Date

Office of International Student & Scholar Services 3400 N. Charles Street, 358 Garland Hall, Baltimore, MD 21218 Phone: 410-516-1013 / Fax: 410-516-1018 Website: http://oisss.jhu.edu

POST-COMPLETION OPT AGREEMENT

1. I read and understood the rules and regulations on F-1 post-completion OPT. I understand that my I20 end date is now ______________________. 2. I recognize that the end date of my I-20 completes my academic program and all relevant employment authorizations that I have as a Johns Hopkins student. In particular, I understand that my on-campus employment authorization completes on the above date. I will only become eligible for employment after the above date when USCIS grants me a new employment authorization. 3. I understand and intend to comply with all U.S. government regulations related to my F-1 immigration status and to my post-completion OPT. During my post-completion OPT, I will report any changes in the following area to OISSS within 10 days of their occurrence: Changes in my U.S. residential address Changes in my employment and my employers address Changes in my immigration status

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