For applicants who timely filed Form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization for OPT and STEM OPT and whose applications were later rejected, USCIS will accept a refiled Form I-765 and treat it as if filed on the original filing date as long as the application was originally filed timely and received by USCIS on or after October 1, 2020, through October 31, 2021 and the application was subsequently rejected. Learn more.