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About Us

• Our Mission
• Contact Us
• Staff Profile
• International Student Data
• Policy on Requests for Student Information
• Comments

New F-1 Students

• Seeking Admission
• Estimated Cost of Attendance
• I-20 Request
  • I-20 Request Form
    • Successful Submission
• Steps After Being Admitted
  • Traveling to the U.S.
    • Required Immigration Documents
    • Earliest Admission Date to the US
    • Expectations at Port of Entry with a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officer
    • Reporting to Texas State University
  • Housing Options and Information
  • Prepare For Your Visa Interview
• F-1 International Student Immigration Check-In
• International Student Resource Fair
• Changing Visa Status to F-1
  • Request a Form I-20 for a Change of Status
    • Submit Successful
• Frequently Asked Questions
  • What you need to know: Finding an on-campus job

Current F-1 Students

• F-1 Regulations & Resources
• F-1 and J-1 International Student Health Insurance
  • Summer Insurance Refund Request
    • Thank You
• SEVIS Completion or Termination
  • SEVIS Completion or Termination Request Form
    • Thank You
• F-1 Student Withdrawal Request
  • F-1 Student Withdrawal Request Form
    • Thank You
• Reinstatement to Active F-1 Status
  • Reinstatement I-20 Request
• F-2 Dependents
  • Request to Add Dependent(s) F-2 Visa
    • Thank you
• Reduced Course Load (RCL)
• SEVIS Record Transfer-Out Form
• Correcting I-94 Errors
• Immigration Status Update Portal

Events

• Bangladeshi New Year
• Don't Mess with Texas Night
• Finding External Funding as an International Graduate Student
• Fawanis Ramadan
• Financial Wellness Workshop Series
  • Sign Up Successful
• Graduation Celebration
• Halloween Festival
• Intercambio: Spanish Language Mixer
• International Education Week
  • International Education Celebration
  • International Quad Day
• Norouz Celebration
• Texas Folklife Festival
• SELF-LOVE, SELF-CARE, HOT CHOCOLATE!
• International Sports Day
• Welcome Social

Work Authorization

• On-Campus Employment
• Curricular Practical Training
  • CPT Work Authorization Application
• Optional Practical Training
  • OPT Submission Form - ISSS Documents
    • Thank You
  • OPT Submission Form - USCIS Documents
    • Thank You
• STEM OPT Extension
  • STEM OPT Extension Application
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • STEM OPT Reporting Requirements
    • STEM OPT Form I-983 Self and Final Evaluation
      • STEM OPT Form I-983 Self and Final Evaluation Confirmation
    • STEM OPT Validation Report
      • STEM OPT Validation Report Confirmation
  • STEM OPT Extension Submission Form
    • Confirmation
• STEM OPT Employer Update
  • OPT-STEM Employer Update Confirmation
• Student Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) Portal
• H-1B Cap-Gap Extension
• Severe Economic Hardship Employment Authorization
  • SEH Employment Authorization Application
• Volunteering Versus Employment
• New OPT I-20 Request Form
  • New OPT I-20 Confirmation Page

Department Resources

• Hiring F-1 International Students for On-Campus Jobs
• Hiring International Faculty & Staff
  • B-1/B-2 for Business or Pleasure
• J-1 Exchange Visitor
  • Request for J-1 Exchange Visitor Form DS-2019
    • J-1 Exchange Visitor Request Submitted
  • J-1 Exchange Visitor Check-in Portal
  • J-1 Exchange Visitor Frequently Asked Questions

Alumni

Financial Assistance