OPT Checklist for Online Processing
Step 1: Applications and Payments
Complete this form with the following scanned documents:
- Copy of your Passport (must be valid for at least 6 months)
- Copy of your most recent F-1 visa page
- Copy of all previous CPT I-20s (from current program level, if any)
- Electronic passport-style photo (2 inches by 2 inches with a white background). Before uploading your photo, please ensure it meets the requirements from this tool here.
Please pay the OPT application fee ($195 USD) by contacting the Finance Department (accounting@wust.edu)
Step 2: You will receive your new I-20 with the OPT recommendation from a DSO
Please remember that you will also need to sign the I-20 before uploading it to USCIS
Step 3: Once you have all of the above documents and this form is approved:
- Create an online account with USCIS
- Choose "Application for Employment Authorization (I-765)" Form
- Post-Completion OPT - (c)(3)(b)
Please remember that the USCIS application fee ($470 USD) can be paid directly through the website using a credit or debit card.
Ensure your application is received by USCIS less than 30 days after the OPT I-20 issuance date.