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Specifies order and included items: Form G-1145 (optional), payment by check or money order, passport-style photos, completed signed Form I-765 (typed), updated I-20 photocopies, identity and immigration documents (I-94, passport, F-1 visa), prior I-20s and prior EAD cards if applicable, and proof of STEM degree. 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