The Office of International Students and Scholars's (OISS) physical office space will be closed from 3-5PM on Thursday, March 12th, 2026 and all day Friday, March 13th, 2026 due to the New Orleans Book Festival. Our office space will re-open with regular hours on Monday, March 16th, 2026. 

E-Filing Your Application

Important Note: Before following the below instructions, remember that you first need to submit the OPT Request E-Form / STEM OPT I-20 Recommendation Application to OISS with all the supplementary documents. If approved, you should've received an I-20 with an updated OPT/STEM Recommendation that you should've printed and signed.

This page provides detailed instructions on how to file your OPT/STEM application online by creating and utilizing a USCIS online account to e-file Form I-765.  The information on this website is for general informational purposes only and is reflective of USCIS' current online filing procedures. As always, we will try our best to keep this guide up-to-date as much as possible so please be aware that additions/deletions/modifications to the content may happen without any prior notice and/or they might also take some time to be updated.

View the guide by clicking the link below: 

 

I-765 E-File Guide