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The Immigration Check-In Form is available in the MyISSS portal under the Arrival & Immigration Check-In tab.��You will find instructions here: Accessing the F-1 Student Immigration Check-In E-Form in the MyISSS Portal.

• International students in F-1��or J-1��status should��complete the check-in form��as��soon as��possible upon admission into the United States and no later than the start date of classes.
• Students who are transferring their F-1 SEVIS record to ���������� must complete the check-in form within 15 days of their F-1 program start date as reflected on the Form I-20.

All new international students in F-1 or J-1 status are required to arrive to Boulder the day before the mandatory in-person International Student Orientation to ensure they can attend the entirety of the required programming. Please refer to the Late Arrival Policy to understand your latest date of arrival.��

If you are unable to arrive at ���������� by these required dates, work with International Admissions to discuss deferring your I-20 program start date:

• Undergraduate students should contact:��intladm@colorado.edu
• Graduate students should contact:��intlgrad@colorado.edu

The visa stamp in your passport is an entry document and only needs to be valid when you enter the US. This means your F-1 student visa, the stamp in your passport, is allowed to expire while you are in the U.S., as long as:

• Your I-20 remains valid,
• Your passport remains valid, and
• You are maintaining your F-1 immigration status.

"Status" refers to the legal category under which an international visitor is admitted to the U.S., and maintaining status is what allows you to remain in the U.S. legally—even if your visa has expired.

If your visa has expired and you travel outside the U.S., you will need to renew your visa at a U.S. embassy or consulate abroad in order to re-enter. In general, you cannot re-enter the U.S. with an expired visa (with the exception of Automatic Visa Revalidation).

Please review the Visa Renewal Information for Students and Scholars handout for more details. Note that U.S. visas cannot be renewed from within the U.S.

��I-20s are issued electronically, so first check your email for the I-20 you are missing. If you cannot locate it, you can request a replacement by completing the I-20 Reprint Request Form (available in MyISSS portal). ISSS will process your request in 2-5 business days.

If you lose your passport, you should take the following steps as soon as possible:

1. Apply for a replacement passport through your home country’s embassy or consulate in the U.S.
2. Report the loss to the local police and obtain a police report documenting the incident. Be sure to keep a copy of this report for your records.

If your U.S. visa was inside the lost passport:

• Contact the U.S. embassy or consulate that issued your visa to report it as lost or stolen.
• Important: If you report your visa as lost or stolen and later recover your passport, the visa stamp in that passport will no longer be valid for re-entry into the U.S. You will need to apply for a new visa at a U.S. embassy or consulate abroad before traveling back to the U.S.

Each fall and spring semester a hold is placed on the records of students in F-1 status to prevent them from dropping a class without prior permission from ISSS and unintentionally falling below full-time enrollment, a violation of status. This hold does not affect a student's ability to add a class or drop classes related to future semester enrollment.

If students in F-1 status wish to drop a class after the hold has been placed on their record, they must contact an ISSS advisor to request permission to drop the class(es). If dropping the class(es) will not result in under-enrollment, then the ISSS drop hold will be removed for 48 hours in order to allow students to drop the approved class(es).

Students must receive permission from ISSS to drop below Full-time enrollment before dropping to part-time. Students can only receive permission to drop below full time enrollment for one of the following reasons.

Academic Reduced Course Load - Immigration regulations allow one Academic Reduced Course Load (RCL) per degree-level if a student has a valid academic reason for dropping below full-time. Please see the Academic Reduced Course Loads for further information, including the acceptable reasons for an Academic RCL.

Medical Reduced Course Load - ISSS may authorize a reduced course load or, if necessary, no course load, due to a student's temporary illness or medical condition for a period of time not to exceed an aggregate of 12 months per academic degree level. Please see the Medical Reduced Course Loads for further information, including the eligibility requirements for a medical RCL.

Final Semester - If a student needs less than full-time enrollment credit hours in their final semester to complete their degree program, then the student only needs to enroll in the credits needed to finish their program. Students must submit a Confirmation of Final Semester (available in MyISSS portal) to request part-time enrollment. In-person credits are always required in a student's final term, even if the final term occurs in the summer.

You may qualify for an Academic Reduced Course Load (ARC).�� Please review the eligibility requirements for an Academic RCL and contact ISSS�� for assistance.

If you are not eligible for an Academic RCL, ISSS encourages you to seek additional academic assistance.

Please review the��ISSS Academic Success Resources.

• As a first-year student, you may have the opportunity to seek help from an academic coach provided by your college or department.
• Additionally, if you are struggling in a specific course or courses during your time at ����������, there may be free tutoring resources available for you.
• Please contact your ���������� academic advisor for further information on coaching or tutoring resources.

Please see the��Academic Culture and English Language Support�����Ի���Writing Center��resources available to you such as English courses, tutoring, and writing assistance. Othe on-campus resources for English language support can be found on the ISSS English Language Resources for Non-Native English Speakers.��

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To be eligible for on-campus employment, international students in F-1 or J-1 status must:

• Be maintaining their nonimmigrant status;
• Be enrolled in a full-time course load or authorized equivalent in the current term or, in the case of summer or winter vacation, have not completed their degree and are enrolled full-time (or an authorized equivalent) in the next required term.

On-campus employment refers to employment where a student is hired by a unit or department of the ���������� campus and paid by ����������. Students who have questions about whether a job is considered on-campus should consult ISSS.��

To search for available on-campus jobs, please review the Student Employment website. International students in F-1 or J-1 status are not eligible for on-campus jobs classified as “work study,” as such positions are subsidized by federal financial aid for domestic students.