Student Request Forms

Berkeley International Office cannot accommodate expedite requests from students. The standard processing time for all student request forms is 5 business days (excluding weekends and holidays). Barring any technical issues, documents will be ready by 1 p.m. on the fifth business day.

Name of form	Description	Form Link
1. Academic Training for J-1 Students	J-1 students with off-campus job offers related to their fields of study should complete this form.	Download
2. Adding a Dependent	F-1 or J-1 students requesting their spouse or children to join them should complete this form.	Download
3. Curricular Practical Training (CPT)	F-1 students seeking off-campus work authorization in their fields of study should complete this form.	Download
4. Extension of Program	F-1 or J-1 students seeking to extend their I-20 or DS-2019 end date should complete this form.	Download
5. Guarantee of Financial Support (UC Berkeley Departments)	For verification of financial support from the Academic Department.	Download
6. Guarantee of Financial Support (Private Sponsor)	For verification of financial support from private sponsors.	Download
7. J-1 On-Campus Employment & Fellowships	J-1 students seeking to begin, change, or renew on-campus employment or fellowships should complete this form.	Download
8. Optional Practical Training (OPT)	F-1 students seeking employment in the U.S. in their field of study should complete this form.	Online Request Form
9. OPT STEM Extension Application	F-1 students on post-completion OPT with degrees in STEM majors (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) should fill out this form to request an extension of OPT.	Online Application
10. Reduced Course Load: Final Semester	F-1 and J-1 requesting to drop below full-time enrollment in their final semester should complete this form.	Online Request Form
11. Reduced Course Load: Academic Reasons	F-1 and J-1 requesting to drop below full-time enrollment for reasons of academic difficulty should complete this form.	Online Request Form
12. Reduced Course Load: Medical Reasons (NOT USED FOR MEDICAL WITHDRAWAL)	F-1 and J-1 requesting to drop below full-time enrollment for medical reasons should complete this form with their medical practicioner, a US medical doctor, doctor of osteopathy or licensed clinical psychologist.	Download
13. Replacement Document Form	F-1 and J-1 students who have lost, damaged, or need a correction/update (including updated travel signature) on their own or their dependents' I-20s or DS-2019s should submit this request form.	Current Students Post-Completion Students (OPT/AT)
14. Social Security Number	Social Security Numbers are needed for F-1 and J-1 students who will be employed in the U.S.	Download
15. Transfer-Out Request Form	F-1 students transferring out of UC Berkeley to another U.S. institution should complete this form. J-1 students should speak with a BIO adviser.	Current Students Post-Completion Students (OPT/AT)
16. Ending F-1/J-1 Status Due to a Change of Visa/Immigration Status	F-1 and J-1 students who have changed to a new visa/immigration status (for example, to US Permanent Resident (green card), H-1B, Asylum) prior to the expiration of their F-1/J-1 status should complete this online form so that BIO can end your F-1 or J-1 status.	Current Students Post-Completion Students (OPT/AT)

How to get PDF BIO request forms electronically signed by an academic advisor

BIO understands that many academic advisors are working remotely and may not be able to sign paper/PDF forms by hand. To accommodate this situation, we will accept the following types of signatures:

Docusign signature
Adobe digital signature (example on page 3).
Hand-signed and then scanned as pdf, JPEG, etc
Hand-drawn signature (not typed) using mouse or touch screen (example)
Email confirmation of approval. For this method, follow the steps below.

- Email the BIO form to the appropriate academic advisor.
- The advisor should complete the bottom portion of the form but can type their name instead of signing in the signature field. They should email the form back to you with the line "I approve [student name and student ID] for ..." in the body of the email.
- Forward the academic advisor's email and the BIO form to us for review. BIO's email address is internationaloffice@berkeley.edu.

BIO is transitioning PDF student request forms to online eForms on a rolling basis. This Student Request Forms page contains the current version of each request form -- either a link to download the PDF request form or a link to the eForm. Students access eForms via their CalNet credentials (current students) or via their SSU login credentials (Post-Completion (OPT/AT) students)

Certain BIO request forms requiring academic advisor approval have transitioned to eForms. Academic advisors can refer to this guide for instructions and answers to frequently asked questions.