International Student and Scholar Services

For related information, read about:

• Address Change
• Transfer In Form (from another school to CUA)
• Transfer Out form (From CUA to another school)
• Extension Request
• Request for Reduced Course Load
  • English language difficulty
  • improper course placement
  • medical condition
  • final semester of required classes
• Verification of Research/Teaching Assistantship/M.F.A. Practicum
• Notification of Completion of Course Work
• Curricular Practical Training Request Packet (F-1 students only)
• Optional Practical Training Request Packet (F-1 students Only)
• Report OPT Employment
• OPT 17-month STEM Extension
• Academic Training Request Packet (J-1 students only)
• Waiver to Discuss Application with another person/organization
• Social Security On-Campus Work Authorization Form
• Request I-20 to return to CUA after 5 months out of US
• Request for F-2 or J-2 Immigration documents for Dependents

• Notifying the government of Address Changes
• Transfering SEVIS record to CUA from another school
• Transfering SEVIS record to another academic institution
• Extensions of Student Status
• Permissible reduced enrollments

• Required enrollments for research/teaching assistants
• Registration requirements following completion of required classes
• curricular Practical Training
• Optional Practical Training
• 17-month OPT Extension for STEM majors

• Social Security Information
• Return to CUA to continue Studies after 5 month Absence Outside the U.S.

For related information, read about:

J-1 Status

• Request for J-1 Sponsorship
  • J-1 Scholar Request Form - Department portion
  • J-1 Scholar Request form - International's portion
• Request for Extension of CUA J-1
  • J-1 extension request for scholars (fillable PDF form)
• Request for J-2 documentation for Dependents
• Request to Transfer J-1 Sponsorship to Another Institution

• Request for initial CUA H-1B sponsorship
• From the CUA department or school, the following is needed:
  • H-1B Request - School portion
  • Memo to the LCA file
  • Letter of support to immigration
  • H-1B request - employee portion
• Request for extension of H-1B sponsorship (for those already in CUA-sponsorsed H-1B status)
  • From the CUA department/school the following is needed:
    • Department portion of the H request
    • Memo to the LCA file
    • Letter to Immigration
    • H-extension Request - employee
• Address Change

• Initial sponsorship:
  • Department Request form
  • Department letter of support
  • Employee Request form
• Extension
  • Department portion of Extension request form Department Letter of support
  • Employee portion of Extension Request

Permanent Residency

• Initiate process for Labor Certification
  • Department portion of request
  • Employee portion of request
• Initiate process for Outsanding Professor/Researcher
  • Department portion of Request
  • Employee portion of request

• The J-1 Exchange Visitor Classification and process

• The H-1B Status and sponsorship process/responsibilities
• Supporting document for fee payment

• Notifying the Government of Address Changes

• O-1 Classification