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 Forms (available in MyISSS portal)

• Document Submission Form
• Mailing Authorization Form
• Financial Support Documentation Submission Form

Academic Forms

• Academic Reduced Course Load (available in MyISSS portal)
• Medical Reduced Course Load (available in MyISSS portal)
• CE Online Flexible Course Request Form (available in MyISSS portal)
• Leave of Absence Form (available in MyISSS portal)
• Return from a Temporary Absence (available in MyISSS portal)
• Confirmation of Final Semester (available in MyISSS portal)
• Concurrent Enrollment Agreement (available in MyISSS portal)
• Completion of Concurrent Enrollment Course(s) (available in MyISSS portal)
• I-20 Program Extension Form (DocuSign)
• Transferring Your SEVIS Record From CU (available in MyISSS portal)

Immigration-Related Forms

• I-20 Reprint Request Form (available in MyISSS portal)
• Passport/Visa Submission (available in MyISSS portal)
• Dependent Request Form

Work Authorization Forms & Information

• On-Campus Employment:

  • Information for CU Boulder On-Campus Employment Hiring Department
  • 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)​

• Curricular Practical Training (CPT)

  • Curricular Practical Training (CPT) Request (available in MyISSS portal)
  • Curricular Practical Training (CPT) Offer Letter Requirements
  • Request for SSN Letter for Approved CPT (available in MyISSS portal)

• Pre-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT)

  • Pre-Completion OPT Guide
  • Pre-Completion OPT I-20 Request Form (DocuSign)
  • Sample I-765 for Pre-Completion OPT
  • Pre-Completion OPT Employment Relevance Statement (DocuSign)
  • EAD Card Corrections

• Post-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT)

  • Post-Completion OPT Guide
  • Post-Completion OPT I-20 Request Form (DocuSign)
  • Sample I-765 for Post-Completion OPT
  • Post-Completion OPT Information Update Form (name,citizenship) (DocuSign)
  • Post-Completion OPT Employment Relevance Statement (DocuSign)
  • EAD Card Corrections

• STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT)

  • ISSS STEM OPT Extension Guide
  • STEM OPT Extension I-20 Request Form (DocuSign)
  • STEM OPT Information Update Form (Reporting New STEM OPT Employer)(Docusign)
  • Sample STEM OPT I-765
  • EAD Card Corrections

• Severe Economic Hardship

  • Severe Economic Hardship Application & Mailing Instructions
  • Severe Economic Hardship I-20 Request Form (DocuSign)
  • EAD Card Corrections

• H-1B Cap-Cap I-20 Request Form

  • Cap-Gap I-20 Request Form (DocuSign)

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 Student Travel FAQ for students on OPT

Printing a Copy of Your I-94 & Obtaining an I-94 Correction

Other Resources

Affidavit of Support

Responsibilities Contract for International Students

Medical Insurance Requirements for International Students and Scholars

Insurance Resource List

Employment Etiquette in the U.S.

Driving in Colorado

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