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I-20 Request

If you are requesting a Form I-20 from our university for the purposes of processing an F-1 Student Visa, you must submit the following documents to International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) after you have been granted admission to Texas State University.

Per the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), financial documents must meet the minimum Estimated Cost of Attendance for a Form I-20 to be issued by ISSS.


  1. Passport
    • Include your dependents’ passports (if applicable)
  2. Bank statement 
    • Or a signed letter from a financial institution stating the minimum amount available
  3. ISSS Financial Verification Form
  4. Sponsorship letter if you are sponsored by a company or government entity
  5. Texas State University Scholarship and Assistantship Letter(s) (if applicable)

Passport Photocopies

U.S. federal regulations require the submission of the student’s passport.

Texas State University’s International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) will require color photocopies of passport documents to have the following characteristics:

  1. The passport must be in good status (not expired or voided).
  2. The passport submission must include the photo of the student/dependent.
  3. The passport submission must clearly show the student’s name within the bottom, machine-readable, portion of the document.
  4. F-1 students must have passports that are valid for at least six months past their date of admission to the U.S. 
    • If your country appears in the Passport Agreement List, the six months requirement does not apply, and your passport only needs to be valid on the date of entry to the U.S.
      • NOTE: When you click on the link above, look for and click on the question: "What if I have an expired passport or one that will expire in less than six months?". The list of countries should appear once you click on this question.

Acceptable Documents and Examples

Bank Documents

U.S. federal regulations require the submission of a bank statement or letter from a financial institution showing access to a minimum of one academic year's cost of attendance at Texas State University. Students must provide documentation that proves they have adequate financial resources to provide for their tuition and living expenses, as well as the living expenses of any of their dependents, for the duration of their program of study.

Texas State University’s International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) will require bank documents to have the following characteristics:

  1. The bank statement/letter must be official – Bank documents must be created and signed by an authorized bank representative and appear on the institution’s letterhead.
  2. The bank statement/letter must be recent – Bank documents must dated within three (3) months from the time the document is submitted to the International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS).
  3. The bank statement/letter must be in English – Highly recommend that your Bank documents be issued in English or be accompanied by a certified English translation.
  4. The bank statement/letter must include all required information – Bank documents must clearly show the following items in order to be accepted:
    • Include the names of all account holders.
    • A clear and visible date that the statement/letter had been printed or created.
    • A clear and visible amount showing liquid funds only (checking and savings accounts). Real estate or material goods will not be eligible forms of funding.
    • Type of currency used in the statement or financial institution if not U.S. Dollars.

ISSS Financial Verification Form

U.S. federal regulations require the submission of an additional ISSS Financial Verification Form of sponsorship form if the student will not be providing their own personal bank documents for the creation of their Form I-20, and/or are being sponsored or financial supported by another individual or organization.

Whether using the template to the right or a personal support letter or form, Texas State University’s International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) will require financial support/sponsorship documents to have the following characteristics:

  1. The financial support/sponsorship form must be official – Support documents must be created, signed, and dated by the authorized financial support representative or sponsor.
  2. The financial support/sponsorship form must be recent – Support documents must dated within three (3) months from the time the document is submitted to the International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS).
  3. The financial support/sponsorship form must be in English – Support documents must be issued in English or be accompanied by a certified English translation.
  4. The financial support/sponsorship form must include all required information – Support documents must clearly show the following items in order to be accepted:
    • Include the names of all financial supporters and sponsors (this should be the person who is also submitting their bank documents from the section above)
    • Include the names of all applicants/students that are to be sponsored or financially supported by this person/organization.
    • A clear and visible date that the support document had been printed or created.

SEVIS Record Transfer-in Students: Important Considerations

  • Transfer students must begin classes within 5 months of the last day he or she attended classes (or ended OPT), or the next available session, whichever comes sooner.
  • If a student completes a course of study (or OPT), the student is eligible for transfer through the end of the 60-day grace period.
  • If you are planning on traveling abroad you must re-enter the country with the I-20 from the school that holds your SEVIS record at the time.  If your release date occurs when you are abroad the Texas State International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) will have to mail you the transfer I-20.
  • A student's authorization for OPT or CPT ends on the transfer release date or the end of the work authorization whichever one is earlier.
  • FYI: Texas State University school code: SNA214F00331000

Form I-20, “Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status.”

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Bank Document Example

1 = Account holder’s name and address,   2 = Account holder’s name and account information,   3 = Summary of account, including balance of funds,   4 = Transaction history,   5 = Running balance of account,   6 = Balance carried forward to next statement period

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