International Student and Scholar Services
Use the links on this page to start an application. If you are resuming an application you started, log into your account, and click on My Applications to resume your application.
All ISSS Application Forms
Certificate of Eligibility (form I-20 or DS-2019)
You are seeking visa sponsorship from Temple University to obtain F1 or J1 student statusImmigration Reporting
Submit this form to report your arrival to Temple University.
SEVIS Updates (I-20/DS-2019)
Authorized Early Withdraw
You need to stop attending the university for a personal or academic reason
Exit Form
Complete if you will leave or have left Temple University and you are permanently departing the U.S.
Extend your I-20 or DS-2019
Your I-20 is going to expire.
Request a travel signature
Submit this application if you need a new travel signature.
I-20 or DS-2019 Change of Academic Level
You have been admitted to a higher level of study (IELP => Degree-seeking) or you've completed one Master's degree and have been admitted to another Master's degree.
You have changed your visa status since being issued an I-20 or DS-2019.
Legal Break - Intensive English Language Program Students
You are in the IELP and have studied for 28 weeks in a row and want to take a break for one session.
Reactivate Your SEVIS record
You have been outside the U.S., for fewer than five months, after being granted an authorized early withdraw.
Reduced Course Load Request Form - Academic
You have an academic reason to be less than full time. Most commonly your first or last semester of study,
Reduced Course Load Request Form - Medical
You have a medical condition that requires you to be part-time.
Reinstatement Application
Transfer Out Request Form
You have been admitted to another university in the U.S. and will transfer your SEVIS record.
Update I-20 or DS-2019
Report changes (major, change in funding)/Replace a lost document/Add dependents
Employment
Curricular Practical Training
ISSS Student - Optional Practical Training Reporting Requirement
J1 Academic Training
You have been offered employment, directly related to your major field of study.
Off-campus employment for severe, unforeseen economic necessity
Optional Practical Training
Optional Practical Training Report Form for STEM OPT who need to report or update employment, change of address, etc.
As of March 23, 2018 students will report OPT employment through the SEVIS student portal. When your OPT is approved by USCIS you will receive an e-mail asking you to update your OPT through the portal. If your OPT is approved and you do not receive an email contact isss@temple.edu.
J1 Academic Training
You have been offered employment, directly related to your major field of study.
Immigration Reporting
Submit this application if your status has been changed from F1 or J1 to another status
Request a travel signature
Submit this application if you need a new travel signature.
STEM OPT Extension
Submit this application if you are on an authorized period of post-completion OPT, in a STEM field and your employer is enrolled in the e-verify program
Optional Practical Training Report Form for STEM OPT who need to report or update employment, change of address, etc.
As of March 23, 2018 students will report OPT employment through the SEVIS student portal. When your OPT is approved by USCIS you will receive an e-mail asking you to update your OPT through the portal. If your OPT is approved and you do not receive an email contact isss@temple.edu.
OPT Employment Reporting (first 12 months of OPT only)
Transfer Out Request Form
You decide to transfer to a new school in the U.S.
Note:
When you get to the log in page, use your accessnet account.
Only start one application at a time. Do not hit the start application button multiple
times and create duplicate applications.
International Student and Scholar Services at Temple University
All applications should be submitted to International Student and Scholar Services using the applications available below.
Be sure to use your AccessNet and AccessNet password. If this is your first time completing one of the ISSS applications, select the application and select "Apply Now".
If you are returning to complete an application you started earlier, or to check the status of your application:
- Click on "Log In" on the upper right corner.
- Log in with your AccessNet ID and AccessNet password.
- Select "My Applications" from the menu on the left. Select the application you previously started and enter any missing information.