U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · 7 pages · 161 fillable fields

Application for Employment Authorization

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First page of the I-765 form
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FormI-765
Issued byU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
CategoryGovernment
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What this form is for

Application for Employment Authorization (I-765). Applies for an Employment Authorization Document — the card that lets certain non-citizens work while their case is pending.

Who needs it

Applicants in a category eligible for work authorisation. The category code you enter decides everything about how it is processed.

How to fill it in

Open the file in the Quire editor. Existing form fields become editable straight away; on a flat scan you can drop your own text boxes, checkboxes and dates exactly where they belong. Sign it with the Sign tool — draw, type or upload your signature — then export.

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What goes wrong

  1. The eligibility category on the form must be exactly right. A wrong code is the most common reason these are rejected outright rather than merely delayed.

Where it goes

Submit it to the address or online portal named in the agency’s current instructions. Sending an application to a superseded address is one of the most common causes of delay.

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