8/2/2019 OPT Checklist and Agreement

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REQUEST FOR OISSS OPT RECOMMENDATION

Name:______________________________________________ JHED ID:________________________

Pre-completion OPT Post-completion OPT

Instructions:Check ‘YES’ to indicate that you are submitting the document(s) or ‘NO’ to indicate that you are not submitting thedocument(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 post-completion OPT.

 REQUIRED

2.  Check or money order for $380, payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security. YES  NO 

3.  Copies of ALL previously issued I-20s. YES  NO 

4.  Copy of passport biographical, expiration, and U.S. visa pages. YES  NO 

5.  Copy of Form I-94 (Front and Back). YES

  NO

 

6.  Official transcript (obtain from Registrar’s Office). YES  NO 

7.  Enrollment letter for current semester (obtain from Registrar’s Office).  YES  NO 

8.  Two recent passport-style photos (2" X 2" and no more than 30 days old). May be obtainedfrom Homewood Photographic Services. Using a pencil, lightly print your name and I-94 number on theback of the photo.

YES  NO 

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 workingexclusively on your thesis or dissertation, and that they have no objection to you engaging in thisemployment.

For students requesting full-time post-completion OPT

o  Letter from your academic department indicating when you are expected to complete the requirementsfor your degree.

 REQUIRED

10. A cover letter from you.  REQUIRED

11. Copies of all previously issued Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), if applicable. YES  N/A 

12. Individual submitting documents:  SELF OTHER: _____________________________________(if other please provide name) 

Signature: ___________________________________________  Date:____/____/________ 

 For OISSS Use Only

Checked and Accepted by:  ______________________________________________ ____/____/________

Signature   Date 

8/2/2019 OPT Checklist and Agreement

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 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 I-

20 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

Signature Date

Print Name JHED ID