Forms
Common Updates and Requests
F-1 Student
Enrollment Status and Full-Time Certification
F-1 Student
J-1 Student
Employment Authorization Requests
F-1 Student
Update 1: Before submitting CPT application materials to the Office of International Education (OIE), ESF students must first obtain a recommendation letter from their academic advisor (template available on the OIE website). The recommendation letter must then be submitted to the Office of Instruction (227 Bray Hall) to obtain Dean’s endorsement. Students must also provide proof of registration in the course associated with the CPT for the current semester
Update 2: The Office of International Education reserves the right to a three-week time frame for reviewing and processing any submitted requests. Students should anticipate OIE to take up to three weeks and should expect to submit documents early in order to avoid potential complications.
CPT, OPT, and Academic Training Templates
All letters must be printed on departmental letterhead.
F-1 Student
Curricular Practical Training (CPT)
Optional Practical Training (OPT)
- Recommendation Letter Template for OPT After the Completion of Degree
- Recommendation Letter Template for OPT After Completion of Course Work (Thesis/Dissertation not yet completed)
Social Security Memos
F-1 Student
- Social Security Memo: ESF F-1 Student (ESF on-campus job)
- Social Security Memo: ESF F-1 Student (Research Foundation)
- Social Security Memo: ESF F-1 Student (off-campus job)
J-1 Student
- Social Security Memo: ESF J-1 Student (ESF on-campus job)
- Social Security Memo: ESF J-1 Student (Research Foundation)
SEVIS Record Transfer Requests
Other J-1 and J-2 Forms
Faculty Request J-1 Research Scholar
The Office of International Education reserves the right to a three-week time frame for reviewing and processing any submitted requests. Students should anticipate OIE to take up to three weeks and should expect to submit documents early in order to avoid potential complications.
If a student requests the extension of an I-20, OPT, or other time-limited visa status, all application materials and required documentation must be submitted to the Office of International Education for review and approval no later than 30 days in advance of the SEVIS deadline for submission of the application materials.*