Forms and Requests

F-1/J-1 Student

Effective September 3, 2022, the International Center will not be accepting paper form requests anymore. Moving forward, students will be required to use the ISSS Portal as the one stop location to submit all I-20 and DS-2019 requests to the International Center, for all F-1 and J-1 student requests.

ISSS Portal 

• The electronic I-20 (PDF) will be available for F-1 students to download directly in the portal once their request has been completed.
• The DS-2019 form for J-1 students and scholars is currently not authorized for electronic transmission and will continue to be printed for pickup.

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:
  • F-1 Program Extension
  • F-1 Reduced Course Load
  • Leave of Absence/Withdrawal
  • F-1 SEVIS Transfer Out
  • F-2 Dependent Request
  • Reprint I-20
• J-1 Maintaining Status requests in ISSS Portal:
  • J-1 Program Extension
  • J-1 Reduced Course Load
  • Leave of Absence/Withdrawal
  • J-1 SEVIS Transfer Out
  • J-2 Dependent Request
  • Reprint DS-2019 for J-1

Employment

• F-1 CPT Psychology Department
• F-1 CPT Institute of Design
• F-1 CPT Chicago-Kent College of Law
• F-1 CPT Stuart School of Business
• 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

• F-1 Graduate Students
• F-1 Institute of Design Students
• F-1 Chicago-Kent College of Law Students
• F-1 Undergraduate Students
• J-1 Students Transfer

H1-B

• Hiring Department Request
• Worker Request
• Departure Form

J-1 Scholar

• J-1 Scholar Request - Host Department
• J-1 Scholar - Sample Invite Letter.docx.pdf
• J-1 Scholar Request - Visiting Scholar
• J-1 Scholars Program Extension
• Scholar Transfer-In
• Scholar Transfer-Out
• Departure Form
• Dependent Request

Financial and Taxes

• Social Security and Medicare Tax Handout
• Social Security and/or MEDICARE Tax Withheld in Error - 843 Sample
• Social Security and/or Medicare TAX WITHHELD IN Error Rebate - 8316 Sample