▁pet ition ▁but ▁an ▁application ▁made ▁directly ▁by ▁the ▁person ▁seeking ▁the ▁E AD . ▁Form ▁I - 7 6 5 ▁cannot ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁imm igr ate ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁or ▁change ▁one ' s ▁non - imm igr ant ▁status ▁but ▁rather ▁is ▁used ▁by ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁various ▁status es ▁( such ▁as ▁students ▁on ▁F ▁vis as ▁or ▁el ig ible ▁D AC A ▁applic ants ) ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁work . ▁The ▁E AD ▁classification ▁is ▁not ▁tied ▁to ▁any ▁particular ▁employ er ▁and ▁gives ▁the ▁worker ▁the ▁flex ibility ▁to ▁choose ▁any ▁employ er , ▁possibly ▁subject ▁to ▁constraints ▁about ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁work ▁or ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁hours ▁worked . ▁For ▁instance , ▁F ▁vis a ▁holding ▁students ▁receive ▁an ▁E AD ▁for ▁post - comple tion ▁Optional ▁Pract ical ▁Training . ▁The ▁key ▁difference ▁between ▁Form s ▁I - 1 2 9 ▁and ▁I - 7 6 5 ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁former ▁is ▁file d ▁by ▁the ▁employ er ▁and ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁a ▁specific ▁job ▁whereas ▁the ▁latter ▁is ▁file d ▁by ▁the ▁employee ▁and ▁is ▁not ▁tied ▁to ▁a ▁particular ▁job . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Hom eland ▁Security ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁government ▁forms <0x0A> </s> ▁Mer ry ▁Le es ▁was ▁a ▁railway ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁Le ic ester ▁to ▁Bur ton ▁upon ▁Tr ent ▁Line ▁in ▁Le ic esters hire . ▁It ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 3