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• Starting today, USCIS will accept Form I-907 premium processing requests for F-1 students with a pending Form I-765 employment authorization document (EAD) application if the student is filing for pre- or post-completion OPT, or for a STEM OPT extension.
• Starting April 3, the agency will accept premium processing requests from these students when their Form I-907 is filed concurrently with a Form I-765 employment authorization application.
• The Form I-907 fee for these newly eligible categories is $1,500, and the premium processing timeframe is 30 calendar days after USCIS receives all prerequisites for the adjudication.
• USCIS will accept both online and paper filings of Form I-907 for these F-1 EAD applications.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is now implementing premium processing service for certain F-1 students seeking an Optional Practical Training (OPT) or STEM OPT employment authorization document (EAD) on Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization. The premium processing fee for these newly eligible categories is $1,500, with a 30-day processing timeframe after application prerequisites are met. According to USCIS, it will accept Form I-907 premium processing requests for newly eligible F-1 applicants in two phases:

• Starting today, March 6, USCIS will accept Form I-907 for F-1 students who have a pending Form I-765, as long as they have filed under one of the following categories:
  • (c)(3)(A) – pre-completion OPT
  • (c)(3)(B) – post-completion OPT; or
  • (c)(3)(C) – 24-month STEM OPT extension.
• Starting April 3, 2023, USCIS will accept premium processing requests for F-1 students filing under one of the above categories when their Form I-907 is filed concurrently with Form I-765.

For these newly eligible categories, USCIS will accept Form I-907 in either online or paper form.

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