Form I-765: Application for Employment Authorization
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USCIS Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization (7 pages, Edition 08/28/24), is how eligible noncitizens request an Employment Authorization Document (EAD work permit) and, if needed, a Social Security card (Items 13.a–17.b). You select your Part 1 application reason, enter your biographic and I-94 entry history in Part 2, and state your exact Part 2 Item 27 eligibility category code — such as (c)(9) for a pending Form I-485, (c)(8) for asylum, (c)(3)(A)/(B)/(C) for F-1 OPT/STEM OPT, or (c)(26) for H-4 spouses. Because the official USCIS PDF is an encrypted XFA hybrid form, filling it in macOS Preview often leaves every field blank when opened by an attorney or USCIS lockbox. JustFill lets you complete all 7 pages cleanly in your browser.
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Form I-765 is the 7-page USCIS application for a work permit (Employment Authorization Document, or EAD). Eligibility is driven by your immigration category in Part 2, Item 27 — each category has a specific 2- or 3-part code such as (c)(9) for adjustment-of-status applicants filing with Form I-485, (c)(8) for pending asylum applicants, (c)(3)(B) for F-1 post-completion OPT, (c)(3)(C) for 24-month STEM OPT extensions (which also require employer E-Verify details in Items 28.a–28.c), or (c)(26) for eligible H-4 dependent spouses. Because USCIS publishes i-765.pdf as an Adobe LiveCycle XFA hybrid PDF with owner encryption and strict JavaScript input masks, clients who fill Form I-765 in Apple macOS Preview or mobile Safari routinely discover that their saved PDF appears completely blank when opened in Adobe Acrobat by their paralegal or attorney. JustFill opens an interactive Form I-765 worksheet or converts your 7-page USCIS PDF in the browser so every field, A-Number, I-94 number, and Part 6 continuation block saves and prints cleanly.
One of the most frequent emergencies in immigration law offices happens when a client fills out the 7-page USCIS Form I-765 on a MacBook or iPad using Apple's built-in macOS Preview app (or Safari), saves the PDF, and emails it to their paralegal or attorney — only for every single field across all 7 pages to open completely blank in Adobe Acrobat. USCIS authors Form I-765 as an owner-encrypted Adobe LiveCycle XFA hybrid PDF containing both an XML Forms Architecture (XFA) data layer and an AcroForm shell. Apple Preview modifies the surface appearance stream without writing to the underlying XFA XML dataset, and it bypasses USCIS JavaScript field masks for A-Numbers, I-94 numbers, and Part 2 Item 27 eligibility category codes.
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The official 7-page Form I-765 PDF (Edition 08/28/24) is free to download from USCIS at uscis.gov/i-765. Because USCIS distributes i-765.pdf as an owner-encrypted Adobe LiveCycle XFA hybrid form, opening or saving it in macOS Preview, iOS, or browser viewers often leaves the fields blank in Adobe Acrobat or blocks special characters in Part 2 and Part 6. Click "Fill the blank Form I-765 now" above to open a clean interactive preparation worksheet in JustFill, or upload your 7-page USCIS I-765 PDF to fill every page in your browser and export a flattened, print-ready PDF.
What each section of Form I-765 asks for. JustFill’s AI will detect these fields automatically when you upload the PDF — review the breakdown below so you know what to enter.
Check exactly one box: 1.a Initial permission to accept employment, 1.b Replacement of lost, stolen, or damaged EAD (or correction of non-USCIS error), or 1.c Renewal of permission to accept employment.
Current legal name (Family, Given, Middle), all other names used (maiden/aliases), U.S. USPS-deliverable Mailing Address where the EAD card will be mailed, Physical Address, A-Number (if any), USCIS Online Account Number, sex, and marital status.
Whether the SSA has ever issued you a Social Security card, your SSN (if known), whether you want the SSA to issue an original or replacement SSN card automatically upon EAD approval (Item 14), consent for disclosure (Item 15), and parents' full birth names (Items 16.a–17.b).
Countries of citizenship/nationality, city/town/country and date of birth, Form I-94 Arrival-Departure Record number (Item 21.a), passport/travel document number and expiration date, date and place of last arrival in the U.S., immigration status at last arrival (e.g., F-1, B-2, H-4, Paroled), current immigration status, and SEVIS number (Item 26, if applicable).
Item 27 Eligibility Category entered in the three parenthetical boxes (e.g., (c)(9)( ), (c)(8)( ), (c)(3)(B), (c)(3)(C), or (c)(26)( )). Item 28 (STEM OPT degree, employer name as listed in E-Verify, and E-Verify Company ID), Item 29 ((c)(26) H-1B spouse I-797 receipt number), Item 30 ((c)(8) arrest/conviction disclosure), and Items 31.a–31.b ((c)(35)/(c)(36) principal I-140 receipt and arrest questions).
Applicant daytime phone, mobile phone, email, and handwritten ink signature (Part 3, Item 7.a), Interpreter certification (Part 4), Attorney/Accredited Representative Preparer details and signature accompanying Form G-28 (Part 5), and Part 6 Additional Information (Page 7) for prior SEVIS numbers, CPT/OPT history, or extra addresses referenced by Page/Part/Item number.
A fictional adjustment-of-status applicant files Form I-765 concurrently with Form I-485 under eligibility category (c)(9) for an initial Employment Authorization Document.
Box 1.a checked — Initial permission to accept employment
Indicates a first-time EAD request under this eligibility category.
SAMPLE, CARLOS M · Mailing Address: 740 Sample Grove Ave, Apt 4B, Chicago, IL 60614
Exact legal name and U.S. mailing address where the EAD card will be mailed.
(c)(9)( )
Adjustment of status applicant with a pending or concurrently filed Form I-485.
Signed and dated in black ink by Carlos M. Sample
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Form G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative
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