Staff Forms and Resources
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Here’s how to reach International Office (IO) for help:
☎️ 214-768-4475
📧 isss@smu.edu
🚶🏾 Blanton Student Services Building, Suite 101
Admitting/Sponsoring a Student on F-1 Visa
- I-20 Request Process through DocuSign
- Immigration Useful Terms and Definitions
- Financial Commitment Form
I-20 Request Forms (to be used when submitting I-20 requests):
- New Student I-20 Request (includes students currently in the U.S. with a different visa status who plan to travel to apply for F visa)
- Transfer Student I-20 Request(includes high school students in the U.S. with F1 visa)
- Change of Degree Level I-20 Request (moving to a higher/other degree level within SMU programs)
- Intensive English Program (includes students transferring to SMU from other ESL/IEP programs)
- I-20 Deferral Request
Admitting/Sponsoring an Exchange/Visiting Student on a J-1 Visa
- Find information about the process in this presentation
- DS-2019 Request Form for J-1 Exchange Students
Other Important Forms
- Internship Work Authorization information for Academic Advisors/CPT Coordinators (PowerPoint download)
Hiring International Students for On-Campus Work
- On-Campus Employment Presentation
- On-Campus Work Sample Job Offer Letter (Word document download)