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Form I-765, Employment Authorization

What goes wrong on I-765?

The same few things, over and over — and every one of them is a completeness problem the software checks for before your packet is marked ready.

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Where cases go wrong

The wrong eligibility category code — the single most common error

Missing the underlying receipt notice

Photos that do not meet the 2×2 standard

Renewing too late and losing authorization in the gap

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