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H-1B List of Documents

By providing these documents, you are confirming that they are exact copies of unaltered original documents. USCIS may request to see the original documents.

For an extension, you only need to provide documents that have changed since the prior H-1B petition.

Combine all documents into one PDF and upload to Caltech DropBox with your advisor's email address as the Recipient.

C.V. or resume

  • Complete and updated, including publication list

Diplomas, transcripts, and/or certificates

  • If your diploma does not indicate your field, a transcript is required.
  • If your documents are not in English, a certified translation is required.
    "I, _____, hereby certify that I am fluent in English and _____ and that this is a true and accurate translation of the document entitled _____. Signed: _____, Dated: _____ Name & Address: _____"
  • If your highest degree was not granted by a U.S. university, an educational evaluation is required. Use this list of companies as a starting point, or search online yourself.
    Trustforte: http://www.trustfortecorp.com/index.html
    IERF (International Education Research Foundation): http://www.ierf.org/
    ECE International: http://www.eceinternational.com/index.html
    American Evaluation and Translation Service, Inc.: http://www.aetsinternational.com
    Park Evaluations: http://www.parkeval.com/

If you are currently in the United States

  • I-94
  • Most recent visa stamp (if applicable)

If you have ever been a J-1 or J-2 exchange visitor

  • All DS-2019s
  • I-612 waiver approval notice, if you were subject to 212(e)

If you are currently an F-1 or F-2 student

  • Most recent I-20
  • OPT and STEM OPT EADs

If you have ever been an H-1B or O-1 employee

  • All I-797 approval notices

If you are currently in TN or E-3 status

  • Passport admission stamp (if any)

If you have applied for a green card

  • All I-140, I-485, I-765, I-131 receipt and/or approval notices

If you are currently employed in H-1B, TN, or E-3 status

  • 3 most recent paychecks

If you are currently employed in F-1 status

  • All W-2s or 1042s for employment during OPT and STEM OPT
  • 3 most recent paychecks
  • If you had 90 days or more of unemployment during OPT or STEM OPT, include all paychecks