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Students

  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Advising Hours
  • Prospective Students
  • Incoming Students
  • Student Visa: F-1 versus J-1
  • F-1 Students
    • Employment Options
    • Enrollment Requirements
    • Maintaining Status
    • Change of Status
    • Transferring to Another U.S. Higher Education Institution
    • Travel Outside the U.S. and Re-entry
    • Departing the U.S.
    • F-2 Dependents
    • Other Family Visitors to the U.S. (B-1/B-2 Visitors)
  • J-1 Students
  • U.S. Students

F-1 Students

Employment Options

  • Comparison of F-1 Employment Options
  • Optional Practical Training (OPT)
  • Curricular Practical Training (CPT)
  • On-Campus Employment for F-1/J-1 Students
  • Severe Economic Hardship Employment
  • F-1 Employment with an International Organization
  • Employment and Volunteering

Enrollment Requirements

  • Overview of Enrollment Requirements
  • Concurrent Enrollment for F-1 Students
  • Full-Time Equivalency for Graduate Students
  • Reduced Course Load
  • Guest Student Information
  • Rackham Grace Period (Ph.D. Students)
  • Rackham Grace Period - Special COVID-19 procedures

Maintaining Status

  • Important Information about F-1 Status
  • Reinstatement to F-1 Status
  • Extension of F-1 Student Status
  • Department of Homeland Security Address Notification Requirement

Transfer, Travel, Departure

  • Transferring to Another U.S. Higher Education Institution
  • Travel Outside the U.S. and Re-entry
    • Travel Advisory
    • Visa Information
    • What to Expect When Traveling
    • Travel during Post-Completion OPT
    • Re-entry to the U.S.
  • Departing the U.S.

Change of Status

  • Change of Status to F-1 
  • Change of Status to F-2 Dependent
  • Change of Status to J-1
  • Change of Status to J-2 Dependent

Dependents & Family Visitors

  • F-2 Dependents
  • Other Family Visitors to the U.S. (B-1/B-2 Visitors)

Resources

  • Forms for F-1 Students
  • Name, Image & Likeness (NIL) Arrangements for F-1 International Student Athletes

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