Our current processing timeline is 10 business daysfrom the date all completed documents were submitted. If requests are submitted after business hours or during the weekend/holiday, the processing time will begin on the next business day. Due to a high volume of submissions, we are unable to accommodate rush request. Please plan accordingly.
F-1 Visa Related
- F-1 Check-In Form
- F-1 Check-In Form for Canadian Citizens
- Confidential Financial Statement (CFS)
- Sample Departmental Funding Letter
- Sample Scholarship/Fellowship/Grant Award Letter
- Shipping and Mailing Options
Curricular Practical Training (CPT)
- CPT Guidelines- Undergraduate Students
- CPT Guidelines- Graduate Students
- CPT Request Form
- F-1 Document Shipping Request Form
Post-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT): Initial 12-Month
To apply for OPT, students must first request an OPT I-20 from Dashew Center, follow procedures to prepare and submit their complete OPT application materials to USCIS. For more information, please see the OPT Guidelines and OPT Online Workshop.
- OPT Online Workshop
- OPT Guidelines
- OPT I-20 Request Form
- OPT Application Submission Instructions
- OPT Photo Guidelines
- I-765 Online Filing Guide with USCIS
- I-765 (USCIS paper version)
- Verification of Degree Completion
- F-1 Document Shipping Request Form
STEM OPT: 24-Month Extension (appointment required)
To apply for the STEM OPT Extension, please submit your STEM OPT Extension I-20 request documents to an F-1 Counselor during a scheduled appointment, and follow procedures to prepare and mail your STEM OPT Extension application to USCIS. For more information, please see the STEM OPT Extension Guidelines and STEM OPT Extension Workshop.
- STEM OPT Extension Guidelines
- STEM OPT Extension Workshop
- STEM OPT Extension I-20 Request Form
- I-765 (USCIS paper version)
- STEM OPT Extension Application Submission Instructions
- Form I-983
- STEM OPT Extension Reporting Form
- F-1 Document Shipping Request Form
I-20 Request for Continuing Students
- I-20 Request Form (only for Change of Education Level, change in funding, Cap Gap, change of status, returning from Leave of Absence, OPT and STEM OPT Extension employer updates)
- Online I-20 Request Form (only for replacement I-20, Name Change, Change of Major)
- I-20 Extension Request Form (requires an appointment)
- F-2 I-20 Request Form (requires an appointment)
- F-1 Document Shipping Request Form
Reduced Course Load (RCL)
- Reduced Course Load (RCL) Request Form (requires an appointment)
Travel Authorization
Support Letters
- Certification of Status (CoS) Request Form
- Concurrent Enrollment Request Form
- Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) Request Form (please use this form to request a 'No Employment Letter')
- Social Security Letter Request Form
- Sample Family Invitation Letter
SEVIS Transfer
- SEVIS Transfer Out Request Form (requires an appointment)
- SEVIS Transfer In Form