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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
  • Responsibilities Contract for International Students
• 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-1 Extension- Confirmation of Compelling Medical Reason
• 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)

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    • 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)

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    • 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)

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    • STEM OPT Validation Reporting (available in MyISSS portal)
    • EAD Card Submission (available in MyISSS portal)
    • EAD Card Corrections

• Severe Economic Hardship

  • Severe Economic Hardship Application & Mailing Instructions
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  • EAD Card Corrections

• 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
• Updating Your Address in Buff Portal
• 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