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)

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