Online Requests
Below is a list of ISSS requests that can now be completed online. To avoid interference with ISSS data collection, faculty and staff should not initiate requests, unless otherwise directed by ISSS. Please contact ISSS with any questions.
Note: If you have already started a specific online request, do not start a new one. Please go to your User Home Page to continue working on your online request.- Departure Form - if you will be departing Vanderbilt or changing your status (submit the Dependent Departure Form for any dependents)
- Dependent Request - if you plan to bring a spouse and/or dependent child (unmarried, under 21 years old) with you to Vanderbilt
- Travel Signature Request - if you plan to travel outside the U.S. during a scheduled Vanderbilt break
- Document Upload Form - Securely submit requested documents to ISSS. Only use this form if the document you are submitting is not a part of any application available through the ISSS Portal.
- Social Security Letter Request - To request SSN support letter from ISSS.
- Student Academic Training (AT) - J-1 students requesting advance off-campus work authorization for employment training or practical experience, related to their field of study.
- Curricular Practical Training (CPT) - F-1 students requesting off-campus work authorization, related to their program of study, prior to graduation.
- Student On-Campus Employment - J-1 students requesting on-campus employment authorization at Vanderbilt
- Change of Financial Support - if your sponsor or funding changes while you are studying at Vanderbilt
- Change of Education Level - if you receive admission to a new degree program at Vanderbilt
- Program Extension (F-1) - if you will not complete your academic program by the program end date stated on the I-20
- Reduced Course Load - if you need to drop below full-time enrollment. Note: only medical or academic are acceptable reasons per immigration regulations.
- Reinstatement - if you fall out of F-1 status and would like to request reinstatement
- Return from Leave of Absence Request - if you plan to return to Vanderbilt after an approved leave of absence
- Transfer Out (F-1) - if you plan to transfer to another U.S. institution
- Annual Health Insurance Pledge - form for current Vanderbilt J-1 scholars already in the US
- Dependent Request - if you plan to bring a spouse and/or dependent child (unmarried, under 21 years old) with you to Vanderbilt, after your J-1 DS-2019 has been issued
- Program Extension (J Scholar/Intern) - if you will not complete your academic objective by the program end date stated on the DS-2019
- Travel Signature Request - if you plan to travel outside the U.S. during a scheduled Vanderbilt break
- Annual Health Insurance Pledge - form for current Vanderbilt J-1 scholars already in the US
- Departure Form - if you will be departing Vanderbilt or changing your status (submit the Dependent Departure Form for any dependents)
- Dependent Request - if you plan to bring a spouse and/or dependent child (unmarried, under 21 years old) with you to Vanderbilt, after your J-1 DS-2019 has been issued
- Out of Country Reporting - if you plan to continue your J-1 program at Vanderbilt while outside the U.S.
- Occasional Lecture/Short Term Consultation - To request an authorization to participate occasional lecture/short term consultation before participation.
- Program Extension (J Scholar/Intern) - if you will not complete your academic objective by the program end date stated on the DS-2019
- Transfer Out (J-1) - if you plan to transfer to another U.S. institution
- Travel Signature Request - if you plan to travel outside the U.S. during a scheduled Vanderbilt break
- Annual Health Insurance Pledge - form for current Vanderbilt J-1 students already in the US
- Academic Training Evaluation - complete the Academic Training Evaluation if you are ending your current employment or changing employers
- Dependent Request - if you plan to bring a spouse and/or dependent child (unmarried, under 21 years old) with you to Vanderbilt
- Program Extension (J Student) - if you will not complete your academic objective by the program end date stated on the DS-2019
- Transfer Out (J-1) - if you plan to transfer to another U.S. institution
- Travel Signature Request - if you plan to travel outside the U.S. during a scheduled Vanderbilt break
- Initial I-20/DS-2019 Student Request - application for an initial I-20/DS-2019 for admitted international students and accepted exchange students
- Student SEVIS Check-in Registration - Review emails instructions to complete the check-in process. Upload copies of your passport, I-20/DS-2019, visa and I-94 documents to complete check in process. Update address on the YES portal along with phone number.
- Scholars and Student Interns SEVIS Check-in Registration - Review email instructions to complete the check-in process. Upload copies of your passport, I-20/DS-2019, visa and I-94 documents to complete check in process. Update address as well through edit profile link in your profile.
- New OPT Application Request - F-1 students requesting work authorization for up to one year, related to their program of study, after program completion.
- OPT EAD Approval Upload - submit a copy of your OPT or STEM OPT EAD card.
- Report Change of U.S. Address - report any change in your U.S. physical address within 10 days of the change using this form.
- OPT New Employment Report - report that you have started a new job while on OPT.
- OPT End of Employment Report - report that you have ended a job while on OPT.
- Cap-Gap Extension Request
- SEVP Portal Access - This is an optional portal available for F-1 students with approved OPT. If you choose to set up a portal account, you must still report all new and updated employment information directly to ISSS using the OPT Employment Update form above.
- STEM OPT Application Request - F-1 students on OPT after earning a bachelor, master, or doctoral degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (government approved STEM fields) can apply for 24 months of additional OPT if they have a job or job offer from an E-Verify employer and meet all other required criteria.
- Report Change of U.S. Address - report any change in your U.S. physical address within 10 days of the change using this form.
- OPT EAD Approval Upload - submit a copy of your OPT or STEM OPT EAD card.
- STEM OPT New Employment Report - report that you have started a new job while on STEM OPT.
- STEM OPT End of Employment Report - report that you have ended a job while on STEM OPT.
- STEM OPT Reporting - 6 & 18 months reporting - Students submitting the 6 and 18 month STEM report must indicate their current employment information.
- STEM OPT Reporting - 12 & 24 months reporting - Students submitting the 12 and 24 month STEM report must indicate their current employment information and submit a signed I-983 evaluation on student progress (page 5 of the I-983; top box for the 12-month report, bottom box for the 24-month/final report). Students ending STEM OPT prior to their authorized end date must also submit a final evaluation on student progress.
- SEVP Portal Access - This is an optional portal available for F-1 students with approved OPT. If you choose to set up a portal account, you must still report all new and updated employment information directly to ISSS using the OPT Employment Update form above.