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This policy explains the immigration, enrollment, travel, employment, document-keeping, and reporting requirements that UNC-Chapel Hill international students in F-1 and J-1 status must follow to maintain lawful status and continue their studies. It also describes the ISSS approval and documentation process for changes such as reduced course load, program changes, leave/withdrawal, extensions, and transfers.

This procedure explains the required steps for admitted international students to provide immigration information, request the appropriate immigration documents (Form I-20 or DS-2019), complete pre-arrival requirements, enter the U.S., and finish check-in and employment-related steps at UNC-Chapel Hill. It also outlines financial documentation and transfer/change-of-status processes.

This policy explains the rules, eligibility requirements, authorization processes, and reporting obligations for international students at UNC-Chapel Hill who wish to work on campus or pursue authorized off-campus employment. It is intended to help students maintain valid immigration status while engaging in employment opportunities such as on-campus work, CPT, OPT, STEM OPT, Academic Training, or hardship-based employment.

This policy explains how prospective UNC-Chapel Hill students who are currently in the U.S. in a non-student immigration status can change to F-1 or J-1 status, either by traveling abroad or by applying within the U.S. It also outlines related rules about studying and working while the change of status is pending.

This policy explains how international students in F-1 or J-1 status can transfer their immigration record to UNC-Chapel Hill and what steps they must complete to maintain lawful status and begin study there. It also sets out the timing, eligibility, and employment rules tied to the transfer process.

The Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs has adopted this sponsorship policy to facilitate the successful onboarding of International Postdoctoral Research Associates at UNC-Chapel Hill.

This policy outlines the roles and responsibilities of UNC-Chapel Hill Hosting Units in using the ISSS Portal and maintaining immigration compliance for international scholars. It explains how Hosting Unit Contacts, Faculty Mentors/Supervisors, Hosting Unit Heads, and international scholars support timely request processing, post-arrival compliance, reporting, and required updates.

This Procedure provides an overview of UNC-Chapel Hill's J-1 Exchange Visitor extension request process.

This Procedure provides an overview of UNC-Chapel Hill's J-1 Exchange Visitor request process for new J-1 requests.

This policy explains the rules, eligibility requirements, and compliance obligations for hosting and maintaining J-1 scholar status at UNC-Chapel Hill. It is meant to help scholars and hosting units understand the immigration, reporting, travel, insurance, employment, and program-end requirements tied to the J-1 Exchange Visitor Program.

This document outlines the U.S. Department of State's requirement that J-1 Scholars demonstrate English language proficiency before ISSS can issue a DS-2019 form, and lists the accepted methods of documentation that satisfy that requirement.