Forms

Purpose of Forms: International students can use forms to submit updates, report required information, or request authorizations from our office such as an approved reduction in enrollment, or type of work authorization. All forms are linked below. Most forms are electronic forms that students can access in their IPConnect portal. Some requests may require the additional feedback of an academic department to confirm academic details.

Processing time: Requests can take about 2 weeks to process, while we balance fairness, efficiency, and sensitivity to government reporting timelines.

For academic advisors and other campus partners: While immigration advising is very individualized, we have some general information available below and on our Registration Requirements page. For questions, feel free to reach out to the designated international student advisor at OIS that is the liaison with your college, or contact us via phone or email.

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International students must maintain full-time enrollment unless approved for one of the specific exemptions listed below.

Read more about the allowed reasons for a reduced course load

 

  • Final Term Reduced Course Load: Use this e-form if you’re an undergraduate student, graduate student, or a student participating in an INTO OSU program who believes they are eligible to enroll less than full-time during the final term(s) of their program of study.  
     
  • Academic Difficulties: An Academic Difficulties Reduced Course Load is available to degree-seeking students who are experiencing academic difficulties related to one of these reasons: 
    • Initial difficulties with English language requirements
    • Initial difficulties with English reading requirements
    • Unfamiliarity with American teaching methods
    • Improper course level placement
       
  • Reduced Enrollment (Graduate Students): Reduced Enrollment is available for multiple terms to graduate students with a multi-term thesis, dissertation, or project requirement and have an up-to-date and signed Graduate Program of Study. A minimum of 3 graduate-level credits is required each term per the continuous enrollment policy for all graduate students. 
    • Masters of Science students with a project-based degree may be eligible for one or more terms of Reduced Enrollment to complete the project. 
    • Masters students with a thesis-based degree are eligible for up to 4 terms of Reduced Enrollment.
    • Doctoral students are eligible for up to 6 terms of Reduced Enrollment.
       
  • Concurrent Enrollment: International students who plan to enroll at Oregon State University (OSU) and another SEVIS-approved school at the same time should request permission for Concurrent Enrollment. 
     
  • Medical Reduced Course Load:  To comply with USCIS regulations, a student’s medical condition must be substantiated by a licensed medical doctor (MD or DO) or licensed clinical psychologist before an International Student Advisor can approve a reduced course load. Students are allowed a total of 4 terms of approval per degree level. 
  • Vacation Term Request: Student visa holders may take a vacation once per each academic year. A vacation is a term during which you can be enrolled in either 0 credits or less than full time. Requires having 3 terms of previous consecutive full time enrollment, or be changing to a new degree program. 
  

I-20 Requests

F-1 students will have a document called a Form I-20, “Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status.” Our request forms allow students to obtain updated I-20's, additional signatures, etc.

    

SEVIS Transfers

  • Transfer-In F-1: E-Form will be provided to transfer students upon full admission 
  • Transfer-In J-1
  • Transfer-Out F-1/J-1: For when students are fully admitted to another educational institution within the U.S.
  

Document Requests

  

Informational Updates

Students can use these forms to submit required information as well as additional information that assists us in advising.

   

F-1 Employment

 

Form I-765

Form I-765 is not an OIS form, but a US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) form, for filing for Optional Practical Training, or the STEM OPT Extension. An OPT or STEM OPT recommendation I-20 from OIS is required for filing with USCIS for OPT or STEM OPT otherwise an application to USCIS would be denied. 

Review the OIS webpages for OPT and STEM OPT for more information.

  

J-1 Employment

  

For E-Form questions, please visit the IP Connect page.