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_ Entering the U.S.
_ Reporting Your Arrival
VISITING SCHOLARS
_ Sponsorship
_ Entering the U.S.
_ Reporting Your Arrival
STUDENTS
_ Financial Requirements
_ Undergraduate Admissions
_ Graduate Admissions
_ Once Admitted Checklist Undergraduate
_ Once Admitted Checklist Graduate
_ Applying for your I-20 or DS-2019
_ Applying For Your Visa
_ Housing Information
_ Preparing to Come to BYU
_ Entering the U.S.
_ Reporting Your Arrival
VISITING SCHOLARS
_ Sponsorship
_ Entering the U.S.
_ Reporting Your Arrival
VISA STATUS, AND TRAVEL
About Your Visa
Applying For Your Visa
Maintaining Your Status
Updating Your F-1 I-20
Updating Your J-1 DS-2019
Changing Your Status
Traveling Abroad and Returning
Re-entering from Canada, Mexico, or the Adjacent Caribbean Islands
About Your Visa
Applying For Your Visa
Maintaining Your Status
Updating Your F-1 I-20
Updating Your J-1 DS-2019
Changing Your Status
Traveling Abroad and Returning
Re-entering from Canada, Mexico, or the Adjacent Caribbean Islands
EMPLOYMENT
APPLYING FOR A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
F-1 / J-1 ON-CAMPUS
ACTIVE VS. PASSIVE INCOME
UNPAID & VOLUNTEER WORK
F-1 EMPLOYMENT
_ Curricular Practical Training (CPT)
_ Optional Practical Training (OPT)
_ STEM OPT Extension
_ Severe Economic Hardship
_ Special Student Relief
J-1 ACADEMIC TRAINING
APPLYING FOR A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
F-1 / J-1 ON-CAMPUS
ACTIVE VS. PASSIVE INCOME
UNPAID & VOLUNTEER WORK
F-1 EMPLOYMENT
_ Curricular Practical Training (CPT)
_ Optional Practical Training (OPT)
_ STEM OPT Extension
_ Severe Economic Hardship
_ Special Student Relief
J-1 ACADEMIC TRAINING
VISITING SCHOLARS
For Departments Inviting Scholars
Coming to BYU
Program Information and Visa Status
J-2 Employment
For Departments Inviting Scholars
Coming to BYU
Program Information and Visa Status
J-2 Employment
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