Students may send e-mail messages to iss-adviser@ip.psu.edu to communicate with a Foreign Student Adviser (FSA) or other representative of International Student Services at University Park, concerning immigration-related procedures and maintaining F-1 or J-1 status.  Among a variety of responsibilities, FSA's are the only Penn State officials authorized to sign US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and State Department documents, as well as granting off-campus employment authorization for international students.

Visa Documents:

• SEVIS I-20 (for F-1 Visa Students)
  
  
• SEVIS DS 2019 (for J-1 Visa Students)
  
  
• Social Security Number (SSN)
   
• Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (if unable to obtain a Social Security Number)
   
• Academic Training Approval Request Form (for J-1 or J-2 Visa Students)
   
• Optional Practical Training/Curricular Practical Training (for F-1 Visa Students)
   
• PA Driver's License Academic Enrollment Verification Letter
   
• Social Security Number Academic Enrollment Verification Letter
   
• Tax Academic Enrollment Verification Letter

Copyright © 2008 Office of International & Exchange Student Services; Division of Student Affairs Penn State Altoona; 103 Slep Student Center 3000 Ivyside Park; Altoona, PA 16601-3760; Phone: (814) 949-5065 Dr. L. Jay Burlingame, Associate Director, Division of Student Affairs; Director, Office of International & Exchange Student Services