EXEMPTION FROM FULL-TIME ENROLLMENT
F-1 AND J-1 STUDENT VISAS
To maintain F-1 and J-1 student status, international students must be enrolled in a full course of study each fall and spring semester
(summer enrollment is optional). For undergraduates, full-time enrollment is considered to be 12 hours. Graduate students are
required to be enrolled in 9 hours. There are valid academic and medical reasons for enrolling less than full-time, as listed below,
but these must be approved through SEVIS prior to enrollment for less than full-time. Please complete the following form and have
your academic adviser sign the bottom section. This will clarify any question regarding your enrollment status.
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Surname:
Given Name:
W#: W_________________________
SEVIS #:
Visa Type: F-1 ______ J-1 ______
Email
Semester/Year: Fall 20______
Degree Program: Bach. ____ Master's ____ Ph.D. ____
Spring 20_____
Major:
Credit Hours
Telephone:
Indicate why you are enrolled less than full-time:
_____ Initial difficulties with the English language or improper course level placement (Documentation required)
No advisor signature needed.
_____ Medical / Mental Health reason (please attach documentation) – No advisor signature needed.
_____ Undergraduate student - last semester of required course work - Provide a letter from your Degree Analyst in the
Office of the Registrar for verification of your pending graduation.
_____ Graduate student - Graduate students must complete the Optional Fee Package and submit it to the Office of
the Registrar if you are registered for less than full-time (9 credit hours), in addition to completing and submitting
this form to ISS. If you are registered for less than 9 credit hours, the University of Wyoming, and therefore the
USCIS and SEVIS, will consider you to be full-time if you are eligible to complete the Optional Fee Package.
Graduate students who are eligible for the Optional Free Package must be registered for full-time (9 credit hours)
to be considered full-time and in legal status with USCIS regulations and SEVIS requirements.
Please see ISS if you have other situations that affect your full-time status.
Please note: The U. S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) does not consider financial
difficulties as a valid reason for enrolling less than full-time. Also, according to USCIS regulations,
students who are not considered to be full-time may not be employed on or off-campus.
I hereby certify that the academic reason for less than full-time enrollment is correct.
Academic Adviser:
Telephone:
Adviser’s Signature:
Date:
Revised 10/30/2015