Forms and Requests

F-1/J-1 Student Student Forms

All F-1 and J-1 students are able to use the ISSS Portal as the one stop location to submit all I-20 and DS-2019 requests to OGS, for all F-1 and J-1 student requests.

ISSS Portal 

• The electronic I-20 and DS-2019 (PDF) will be available for students (F-1 and J-1) to download directly in the portal once their request has been completed.

Please refer below for the specific names of requests possible to submit in the ISSS Portal and any valid forms still used by our office.

Learn how to navigate and use the ISSS Portal by watching our recording for students: https://tinyurl.com/ISSSPortalDemo

Maintaining Status

• F-1 Maintaining Status requests in ISSS Portal:
  • Change of Degree Level
  • Change of Status
  • Create I-20 (for new students)
  • F-1 Change of Academic Program
  • F-1 Change of Personal Information
  • F-1 Program Extension
  • F-1 Reduced Course Load
  • F-1 SEVIS Transfer In (for new students)
  • F-1 SEVIS Transfer Out
  • Leave of Absence/Withdrawal
  • F-2 Dependent Request
  • Reprint I-20
• J-1 Maintaining Status requests in ISSS Portal:
  • J-1 Change of Academic Program
  • J-1 Change of Personal Information
  • J-1 Program Extension
  • J-1 Reduced Course Load
  • J-1 SEVIS Transfer Out
  • Leave of Absence/Withdrawal
  • J-2 Dependent Request
  • Reprint DS-2019 for J-1

Employment

• Form I-983 (STEM Training Plan)
• F-1 Employment requests in ISSS Portal: 
  • Cap Gap Extension
  • Curricular Practical Training (CPT)
  • Initial OPT Request (12 Months)
  • OPT/STEM OPT EAD Card Submission
  • OPT/STEM OPT Employment Reporting
  • STEM OPT Extension (24 Months)
  • STEM OPT Validation Report
  • Severe Economic Hardship
• J-1 Employment requests in ISSS Portal:
  • Academic Training
  • On-Campus Employment Authorization

Transferring Into Illinois Institute of Technology

• J-1 Students Transfer In Form

J-1 Scholar

The ISSS Portal is the one stop location for J-1 scholars to submit all DS-2019 requests to OGS.

Learn how to navigate and use the ISSS Portal by watching our recording for scholars: https://tinyurl.com/ISSS-ScholarDemo

• J-1 Scholar Interview Form
• J-1 Scholar SEVIS Transfer In Form
• J-1 Maintaining Status requests in ISSS Portal:
  • Change of Status
  • Contact Information Update
  • Departure Form
  • J-2 Dependent Request
  • New Scholar Check-In
  • Out of Country
  • Permission to Consult/Lecture
  • Program Extension
  • Reprint DS-2019 for J-1 (includes Travel)
  • Transfer Out

H1-B

Financial and Taxes