Students on F-1 Visa

• F-1 Forms

Maintain Legal Status

• I-20
• Passport
• Change of Address
• Full Course of Study and Reduced Course Load
• Program Extension
• F-1 School & Visa Transfer
• Violation of Status
• Visa Overstay
• Departure from the U.S.A
• Return to your Home Country
• Returning to UMN After Leave of Absence

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Employment

• Work Options for Students on F-1 Visa
• Payroll Documents
• Identification Documents

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Travel

• F-1 and F-2 Travel Information

Dependents

• Inviting Family Members to the US
• Dependent on F-2 Visa Status
• Change of Visa Status (To F-1 or F-2)

F-1 Student

OPT

• OPT
• Requirements while on OPT
• 17-Mo. Extension
• Workshops

Optional Practical Training for Students on F-1 Visas (OPT)

OPT Online Workshop

OPT Workshop 1/3 Eligibility, OPT categories, When to apply, and Request an OPT recommendation from ISSS OPT Workshop 2/3 Request an OPT recommendation from ISSS and Submit the following items to USCIS OPTWorkshop 3/3 Requirements while you are on OPT and Travel information

Summary:

Optional Practical Training (OPT) is permission for off-campus employment granted by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). OPT enables students to gain work experience in their field of study.

To apply for OPT, you must:

1. Complete the OPT workshop
   Attend one of the OPT workshops or watch the OPT video workshop to learn about the application process
2. Download the OPT Application Package or obtain the package at ISSS
3. Complete the “F-1 Optional Practical Training Student Request and Academic Adviser Verification” form
   Your academic adviser must sign at the bottom of the form
4. Complete Form I-765*
5. Complete Form G-1145
6. Bring forms to ISSS and meet with an F-1 adviser for processing

* ISSS does not recommend electronically filing the I-765

See requirements while on OPT

Last Update: January 30, 2012