Forms for Students in F-1 Status
Please be cautious and only submit personally identifiable information to ISSS via a method that is secure. (Note: Email is NOT secure!)
General (available in the MyISSS portal)
- Biographical Information Update
- Â鶹ӰԺ Friends of International Students (BFIS) Application
- Document Submission
- Mailing Authorization
- Passport/Visa Submission
Arrival & Immigration Check-In (available in the MyISSS portal)
- Immigration Check-In
- F-2 Dependent: Immigration Check-In
- Returning from a Leave of Absence: Immigration Check-In
Immigration & Academic-Related (available in the MyISSS portal)
- Academic Reduced Course Load
- Academic Suspension Form (Beginning of Semester)
- Academic Suspension Form (End of Semester)
- CE Online Flexible Course Request
- Completion of Concurrent Enrollment Course(s)
- Completion of CU Â鶹ӰԺ Education Abroad Courses
- Concurrent Enrollment Agreement
- Confirmation of Final Semester
- Education Abroad Enrollment Agreement
- Extension of I-20/F-1 Status
- F-2 Dependent Request
- I-20 Reprint Request
- Leave of Absence or Withdrawal
- Medical Reduced Course Load
- Pending or Approved Permanent Residency: Request to Close SEVIS Record
- Return from a Leave of Absence
- SEVIS Transfer-In for Returning CU Â鶹ӰԺ Student Resuming Study
- SEVIS Transfer Out
- Summer Registration Hold Release
Insurance & Finances (available in the MyISSS portal)
- Financial Support Documentation Submission
Training/Employment-Related
On-Campus Employment
- Request for SSN Letter for On-Campus Employment (available in MyISSS portal)
- Request for SSN Letter for Students with Fellowships & Assistantships (available in MyISSS portal)
- International Student Employees on CU Payroll
- Applying for Social Security Number (SSN)​
- Information for CU Â鶹ӰԺ On-Campus Employment Hiring Department
Off-Campus Employment
Curricular Practical Training (CPT)
- Request for SSN Letter for Approved CPT (available in MyISSS portal)
- Curricular Practical Training (CPT) Offer Letter Requirements
- Curricular Practical Training (CPT) Request (available in MyISSS portal)
Pre-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT)
- (DocuSign)
- Pre-Completion OPT Employment Relevance Statement (available in MyISSS portal)
- EAD Card Submission (available in MyISSS portal)
- EAD Card Corrections
Post-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT)
- (DocuSign)
- Post-Completion OPT Information Update and Relevance Statement (available in MyISSS portal)
- OPT Receipt Notice Submission (available in MyISSS portal)
- EAD Card Submission (available in MyISSS portal)
- EAD Card Corrections
- SEVP Portal Account Help: Email Address Update/Account Reset (available in MyISSS portal)
STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT)
- (DocuSign)
- (Docusign)
- STEM OPT Validation Reporting (available in MyISSS portal)
- EAD Card Submission (available in MyISSS portal)
- EAD Card Corrections
Severe Economic Hardship
H-1B Cap-Cap I-20 Request Form
- Cap-Gap I-20 Request Form (available in MyISSS portal)
Travel Information
- Travel Handout: Re-entry from Travel Outside the U.S. & Printing Your Electronic I-94
- Visa Renewal Information for Students and Scholars
- Automatic Visa Revalidation
- International Travel FAQs for Students on OPT and STEM OPT
- Printing a Copy of Your I-94 & Obtaining an I-94 Correction
Other Resources
- Affidavit of Support (Hardcopy version)
- (DocuSign version)
- Responsibilities Contract for International Students
- Insurance Resource List
- Employment Etiquette in the U.S.
- Inviting Family/Friends for a Short Visit
- Marriage to a U.S. Citizen
- Setting/Updating Your Security Passphrase in Buff Portal
- Adding and Updating Emergency Contacts in Buff Portal
- Instructions for Eshipglobal
- Instructions for using DocuSign
- Checking the Status of DocuSign Signatures