We have launched a new portal for all F-1 requests. You can access MyBruin International using the button below to submit your requests. Our current document processing timeline is 10 business days.
F-1 Visa Related
- Affidavit of Support
- 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
- F-1 Document Shipping Request Form
Curricular Practical Training (CPT)
- CPT Workshop
- CPT Guidelines- Undergraduate Students
- CPT Guidelines- Graduate Students
- CPT Request E-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 Workshop
- OPT Guidelines
- OPT I-20 Request E-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 Workshop
- STEM OPT Extension Guidelines
- STEM OPT Extension I-20 Request E-Form
- I-765 (USCIS paper version)
- STEM OPT Extension Application Submission Instructions
- Form I-983
- STEM OPT Extension Reporting E-Form
- F-1 Document Shipping Request Form
I-20 Request for Continuing Students
- I-20 Update Request E-Form (only for Change of Major, Change of Funding, Name Change, Change of Country of Citizenship, Add a Second Major, OPT Approved, STEM OPT Extension Approved)
- I-20 Extension Request E-Form
- F-2 I-20 Request E-Form
- Change of Education Level (COEL) Request E-Form
Reduced Course Load (RCL)
Travel Authorization
Support Letters
- Certification of Status (CoS) Request E-Form
- Concurrent Enrollment Request E-Form
- Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) Support Letter Request E-Form (Please use this ITIN form to request a 'No Employment Letter')
- Social Security Number (SSN) Support Letter Request E-Form
- Sample Family Invitation Letter