Immigration Issues: Some Resources

• Interim Final Rule for Optional Practical Training
• Immigration Overview
• Documents from the ISAS
• Forms
• Links to Immigration-Related Sites

Note: The following information is provided for international students at La Verne. This information is subject to change at any time and may not apply to non-La Verne students. For the latest information about immigration procedures, please call the International and Study Abroad Services (ISAS) at 909/593-3511 Extension 4331 or visit the office. The best way to obtain complete and accurate information is to speak with a representative of the ISAS. IN the documents that refer to INS, please translate INS to CIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Interim Final. Rule for Optional Practical Training

1. Optional Practical Training (OPT) Rules for F-1 Students

Immigration Overview:

1. Getting an I-20 from La Verne: Steps In the Process
2. Immigration Guidelines for International Students or "How Do I Stay in Status?" This document will help you know what you have to do and when you have to do it-to remain in status while a student at La Verne.

Documents from the ISAS that address immigration issues:

1. Change of status -- From F-2 to F-1
2. Change of Status -- From B to F
3. Change of Status -- From J to F
4. Change of Status -- From H to F-1
5. Concentration: Adding a Concentration
6. Concurrent Enrollment
7. Curricular Practical Training --- DPA
8. Curricular Practical Training --- MBA:
9. Curricular Practical Training --- Undergraduates
10. Employment Based on Severe Economic Hardship
11. Extension of Stay: When the I-20 will expire
12. I-20 Replacing a Lost I-20
13. Less than Full-Time Status
14. Optional Practical Training
15. Reinstatement
16. Temporary Employment Document
17. Visa: Applying for an F-1 Visa
18. Visa: Automatic Revalidation of Visas
19. Visa: When Your Visa Expires

Advisories and Information

1. Advisory and Information: Posted October 13, 2005
2. Social Security
3. Working on Campus
4. Reminders for Students on OPT

Forms

1. Transfer Form pdf
2. Financial Statement for International Students pdf
3. Request for Less than Full-Time Enrollment pdf
4. Request for Letter
   1. For family Member or Friend to Visit the U.S.
   2. To Verify Enrollment at La Verne
5. Medical Recommendation for Reduced Course Load pdf
6. Extension of Stay Form pdf
7. Curricular Practical Training Clearance Form pdf
8. Change of Address
   1. Current Student Change of Address Form
   2. OPT Change of Address and/or Employment Form

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Links to Immigration-Related Sites

1. What Employers Should Know About Hiring International Students
2. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
3. Forms and Fees: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
4. California Service Center
5. California Service Center Processing Times