F-1 OPT RFE – Looking for advice
Hi everyone,
I’m currently on F-1 status and recently received an RFE for my post-completion OPT (I-765). I graduated in May 2026 and applied for post-completion OPT.
The RFE is primarily asking for additional evidence regarding:
F-1 maintenance of status – academic program, full course of study, course syllabi, course modality/attendance, tuition payments, transcripts, and financial records.
Address history – complete address history while I was enrolled as an F-1 student.
Employment history – employment dates, employer letters, pay stubs/W-2s, bank statements, and an explanation of how I funded my education and living expenses.
I am currently working through the RFE item by item and collecting all the requested documentation. My DSO is also helping me with the university-specific documents and letters, but they have clarified that they cannot review my complete RFE response package before I submit it to USCIS.
Has anyone been in a similar situation and successfully responded to an F-1 OPT RFE? If anyone is comfortable sharing a sample RFE response, outline, exhibit organization, or even a redacted version of the response package, that would be extremely helpful as I work on putting mine together. I'm especially interested in seeing how others organized and presented the evidence to USCIS.
I am also looking for an F-1 immigration attorney who can review my completed RFE package before I submit it, rather than necessarily taking on full representation. I'm hoping to find someone who offers an affordable consultation/document-review service, as I am a recent graduate.
Thank you!