APPLICATION DEADLINE: NO LATER than 3 weeks BEFORE the expiration date on your current post-completion OPT Employment Authorization Document (EAD) card.
OISS REVIEW and PROCESSING TIME: An average of 5 business days
PROCEDURE:
https://rutgers.app.box.com/s/6p1k43s97onnsdpxf17s5qis822iiyh8
COMPLETED STEM OPT APPLICATION PACKET should include the following documents:
- Completed Form I-983, Training Plan for STEM OPT Students following the Form I-983 Instructions.
- Form I-765 (as instructed on above step-by-step guide)
- Photocopies of all of your previous Form I-20s
- Your I-94 record printed from CBP website
- Photocopy of your passport photo page and expiration page if separate (valid at least 9 months into the future unless citizen of country on the Six-Month Club list)
- Photocopy of your most recent visa
- Photocopy of your current EAD (and previous EAD if any)
- Photocopy of your STEM degree diploma
- Transcript of your STEM degree (If time allows, obtain an official copy from the Registrar's Office)
- Complete payment
- Two passport photos (2” x 2”) that follow the required U.S. Department of State specifications