{"id":14548,"date":"2025-06-09T12:46:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T22:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/?page_id=14548"},"modified":"2026-04-14T11:54:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T21:54:05","slug":"forms-and-templates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/?page_id=14548","title":{"rendered":"ISS Request Forms and Templates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-14548\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-14548-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-14548-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-14548-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-14548-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-features\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-575d0d77d98a-14548\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Submit an ISS Request\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-icomoon\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xe960;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 100px; color: #024731\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSubmit an ISS Request\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"View Letter Templates\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#templates\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-icomoon\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xe92c;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 100px; color: #024731\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#templates\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView Letter Templates\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"How to Use Kuali Build Form\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/?page_id=13783\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-icomoon\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xea09;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 100px; color: #024731\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/?page_id=13783\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow to Use Kuali Build Form\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-14548-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">ISS Request<\/a> form uses the Kuali Build system (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/?page_id=13783\">How to Use Kuali Build Form for ISS Requests)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The forms (or request categories) and are grouped by section on this page. Nearly all request categories can be accessed via ISS Request. Some forms, like for J-1 Student Interns, are for faculty\/staff use only, and are still in PDF format.<\/li>\n<li>ISS Request is currently only for student use. Faculty\/staff must contact ISS directly about any department requests or support services.<\/li>\n<li>Each listed request gives a brief explanation of its purpose and format.<\/li>\n<li>Letter templates can be used for specific written documentation to support requests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The table immediately below provides a simplified list, which can be used to search for specific requests and links to them on the page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-14548-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-14548-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-14548-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-6703378d91f6-14548\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"table-of-forms-and-templates\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-table-of-forms-and-templates\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-table-of-forms-and-templates\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTable of Forms and Templates\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-table-of-forms-and-templates\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-table-of-forms-and-templates\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span id=\"tablepress-2-description\" class=\"tablepress-table-description tablepress-table-description-id-2\">Use the Search to look up a form or template. <br \/>\nClick on a Section link to go to it on this page, where you will find the summary of the form or template. <br \/>\nClick on the Format link to open the form or template directly instead of going to the section.<\/span>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-2\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-2\" aria-describedby=\"tablepress-2-description\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Visa Type<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Name<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Section<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Format<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Processing Time<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F, J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Leave of Absence (LOA)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#academic_status\">Academic Status<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">3 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Leave of Absence (LOA) Return<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#academic_status\">Academic Status<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">7 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Program Extension for F-1<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#academic_status\">Academic Status<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">5 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Program Extension for J-1<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#academic_status\">Academic Status<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">5 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F, J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Reduced Course Load (RCL)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#academic_status\">Academic Status<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">3 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Suspension Return<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#academic_status\">Academic Status<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">7 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Transfer Out for F-1<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#academic_status\">Academic Status<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">5 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F, J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Withdrawal and Departure<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#academic_status\">Academic Status<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">3 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F, J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Add Dependent(s)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#dependents\">Dependents<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">5 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F, J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Remove Dependent(s)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#dependents\">Dependents<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">3 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F, Any<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Change of Status (COS) to F-1<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#documents_records\">Documents and Records<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">various, TBD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">J-1 Health Insurance Provider Certification Form<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#documents_records\">Documents and Records<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F, J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Register\/Activate New Record<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#documents_records\">Documents and Records<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">5 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Reinstatement to F-1 Status<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#documents_records\">Documents and Records<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">various, TBD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Reprint I-20<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#documents_records\">Documents and Records<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">5 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Reprint DS-2019<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#documents_records\">Documents and Records<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">5 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F, J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Submit Document(s) Requested for Evidence (RFE)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#documents_records\">Documents and Records<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">3 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Submit\/Update J-1 Health Insurance<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#documents_records\">Documents and Records<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">5 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F, J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Update Record\/Status<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#documents_records\">Documents and Records<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">5 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">F-1 Curricular Practical Training (CPT)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#employment\">Employment<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">7 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">F-1 Off-Campus Employment (OCE) for Economic Hardship<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#employment\">Employment<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">various, TBD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">F-1 Optional Practical Training (OPT)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#employment\">Employment<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">7 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">F-1 OPT Change Requested Dates<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#employment\">Employment<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">5 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">F-1 OPT STEM Extension<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#employment\">Employment<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">7 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-26\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">F-1 OPT STEM Report<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#employment\">Employment<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">7 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-27\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">F-1 Reset\/Update SEVP Portal Account<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#employment\">Employment<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">3 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-28\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">J-1 Academic Training<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#employment\">Employment<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">7 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-29\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">J-1 Off-Campus Employment (OCE) for Economic Hardship<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#employment\">Employment<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">7 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-30\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">J-1 On-Campus Employment Authorization<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#employment\">Employment<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">5 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-31\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">J-1 Student Intern - Application Directions<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#student_intern\">J-1 Student Intern<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISSForms\/JS_Intern_Directions.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-32\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">J-1 Student Intern - Form A: Internship Request<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#student_intern\">J-1 Student Intern<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISSForms\/JS_Intern_FormA.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-33\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">J-1 Student Intern - Form B: Program Information<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#student_intern\">J-1 Student Intern<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISSForms\/JS_Intern_FormB.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-34\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">J-1 Student Intern - Form C: Internship Training Plan<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#student_intern\">J-1 Student Intern<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISSForms\/JS_Intern_FormC.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-35\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">J-1 Student Intern - Form D: Student Intern<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#student_intern\">J-1 Student Intern<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISSForms\/JS_Intern_FormD.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-36\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">J-1 Student Intern - Form E: Home Institution Certification<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#student_intern\">J-1 Student Intern<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISSForms\/JS_Intern_FormE.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-37\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">J-1 Student Intern - Form F: Evaluation of Student Intern<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#student_intern\">J-1 Student Intern<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISSForms\/JS_Intern_FormF.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-38\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">J-1 Student Intern - Online Orientation and Check-In<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#student_intern\">J-1 Student Intern<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/pages\/iss\/j1intern\/\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-39\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F, J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Kenji Yamaguma Scholarship<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#scholarship_processing\">Scholarship Processing<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">various, TBD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-40\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F, J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Other\/Overawards<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#scholarship_processing\">Scholarship Processing<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">various, TBD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-41\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">F-1 Certification for Social Security Number (SSN)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#tax_id\">Tax IDs (SSN, ITIN)<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">3 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-42\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F, J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Certification for Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#tax_id\">Tax IDs (SSN, ITIN)<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">3 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-43\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F, J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Enrollment Abroad\/Away<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#travel\">Travel<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">7 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-44\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F, J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Travel Signature<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#travel\">Travel<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">3 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-45\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F, J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Cancel Authorization<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#other\">Other<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">5 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-46\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F, J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Unlisted Category<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#other\">Other<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online Request<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">various, TBD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-47\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F, J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Department Support Letter Template for Student Late Arrival<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#templates\">Template<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Template_LateArrival.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-48\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F, J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Doctor's Letter Template for Medical Reduced Course Load (RCL)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#templates\">Template<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Template_DoctorLetter_RCL-Medical.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-49\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F, J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Employer Letter Template and Instructions<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#templates\">Template<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISSForms\/EmployerLetter_Templatever20230310.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-50\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F, J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Visiting Family Invitation Letter Template<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#templates\">Template<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISSForms\/Template_Invitation_Letter_for_Family_Member.docx\">DOC<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-51\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">F, J<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Financial Support Letter Template<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"#templates\">Template<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Template_Financial-Support.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-2 from cache --><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-14548-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion\" data-index=\"4\" ><div id=\"academic_status\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-14548-1-0-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-2ff94d51e607-14548\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Academic Status<\/h2><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"leave-of-absence-loa\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-leave-of-absence-loa\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-leave-of-absence-loa\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLeave of Absence (LOA)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-leave-of-absence-loa\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-leave-of-absence-loa\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a id=\"LOA\"><\/a>Purpose: <\/span><\/strong>To report your leave of absence (LOA) or get written permission on your graduate leave form.\n<ul>\n \t<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li>Estimated Processing Time: 3 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"leave-of-absence-loa-return\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-leave-of-absence-loa-return\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-leave-of-absence-loa-return\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLeave of Absence (LOA) Return\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-leave-of-absence-loa-return\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-leave-of-absence-loa-return\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To report your return from a leave of absence (LOA) and request a re-activation of your F-1 record or creation of a new F-1 record and I-20.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated Processing Time: 7 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Absences of 5 months or less require re-activation of a student's record. Absences of more than 5 months require a new record to be created. You will be required to furnish additional funding documents in order to get a new I-20.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"program-extension-for-f-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-program-extension-for-f-1\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-program-extension-for-f-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProgram Extension for F-1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-program-extension-for-f-1\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-program-extension-for-f-1\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To extend the end date of your I-20 if you need more time to complete your program of study.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated Processing Time: 5 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The earliest that you can apply for a program extension is 6 months before the current end date of your I-20. It is strongly recommended that you submit a request at least 30 days before the end date to ensure a timely extension. Failure to extend is a violation of your visa status. Extensions can only be given up to one year at a time.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"program-extension-for-j-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-program-extension-for-j-1\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-program-extension-for-j-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProgram Extension for J-1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-program-extension-for-j-1\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-program-extension-for-j-1\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To extend the end date of your DS-2019 if you need more time to complete your program of study.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated Processing Time: 5 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The earliest that you can apply for a program extension is 6 months before the current end date of your DS-2019. It is strongly recommended that you submit a request at least 30 days before the end date to ensure a timely extension. Failure to extend is a violation of your visa status. J-1 extensions are based on the availability of funds to cover the extension period. A financial worksheet must be completed, and proof of funding must be attached.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"reduced-course-load-rcl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-reduced-course-load-rcl\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-reduced-course-load-rcl\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReduced Course Load (RCL)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-reduced-course-load-rcl\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-reduced-course-load-rcl\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To request less than a full-time course load for academic or medical reasons.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated Processing Time: 3 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An RCL authorization only allows a student to enroll below the full-time requirement for their visa status. <u>It does not equate to full-time enrollment for any purpose that requires verification of enrollment<\/u>, including but not limited to loans, scholarships, or student employment. Students may reduce their course loads only after the authorization is given.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Impact on On-Campus Student Jobs and Assistantships<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>International students who are working or plan to work an on-campus student job are required to enroll full-time. The only exception is if the student is approved for an RCL for last semester and they are at least half-time enrolled.<\/p>\n<p>Graduate students with Assistantships are normally required to be full-time enrolled. Even if an RCL is granted, you may risk losing your assistantship. Please check with your GA supervisor if you are allowed to enroll part-time and keep your assistantship.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Online enrollment limits under RCL<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>F-1 students: Only one course or 3 credits online may be applied to the minimum enrollment under an RCL. In cases where the RCL is for only one course or 3 credits, that course\/credits may not be online only.<\/li>\n<li>J-1 students: online courses may never be used to fulfill enrollment requirements, even with RCL authorization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Academic Difficulties<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>May be reduced down to as low as half-time enrollment<\/li>\n<li>Can be used only once regardless of the reason<\/li>\n<li>Can be used only in the first semester of the student's program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Last Semester<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>May be reduced to the minimum amount of credits\/courses required to complete the program<\/li>\n<li>Used in a student\u2019s final term if he\/she can complete the program with fewer classes<\/li>\n<li>Student must be enrolled in at least one required class.<\/li>\n<li>Students in the final semester may not enroll in only online classes, even with an RCL authorization. At least one class must be in-person or hybrid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Illness or Medical Condition<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>May be reduced to as low as 0 credits, depending on the doctor's recommendation. J-1 students are not eligible for a medical RCL of zero credit enrollment.<\/li>\n<li>May only be authorized up to one semester at a time<\/li>\n<li>Cannot exceed 12 month aggregate per program level<\/li>\n<li>May excuse a student from all classes<\/li>\n<li>Student must provide medical documentation from a licensed:<\/li>\n<li class=\"ql-indent-1\">Medical Doctor<\/li>\n<li class=\"ql-indent-1\">Doctor of Osteopathy<\/li>\n<li class=\"ql-indent-1\">Clinical Psychologist<\/li>\n<li>A request must be submitted for renewing the RCL each term, based on new or continuing medical information<\/li>\n<li>May be requested at any time during a regular semester as long as RCL time remains.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>WARNING:<\/strong> An RCL for medical reasons may reduce your enrollment down to zero credits, if confirmed by your doctor. With this authorization, your F-1 record could remain active, and you would be able to stay in the U.S. However, academically, zero credits would mean an academic withdrawal, and so would require you to file separately a Leave of Absence (LOA) request for the intended semester.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Undergraduates should meet with their academic advisor to file an LOA form.<\/li>\n<li>Graduate students should download the form from the Graduate Division website, and submit to ISS for signature before submitting to Graduate Division for approval.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>An RCL for zero credits will not be authorized until the LOA is approved by your academic program.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Comprehensive Exam or the Equivalent<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>May be reduced to the minimum amount of credits\/courses needed to complete or to continue enrollment<\/li>\n<li>Limited to one semester<\/li>\n<li>Student must be\n<ol>\n<li>a doctoral student preparing for comprehensive exams or the equivalent; and<\/li>\n<li>enrolled in a semester for which all or nearly all required coursework has been completed, and<\/li>\n<li>expected to achieve all-but-dissertation (ABD) status and be able to enroll in Dissertation 800 by the start of the following semester.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"transfer-out-for-f-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-transfer-out-for-f-1\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-transfer-out-for-f-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTransfer Out for F-1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-transfer-out-for-f-1\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-transfer-out-for-f-1\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To request a transfer of a student's F-1 record to another school.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated Processing Time: 5 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A copy of the admission letter is required. If the student's new school require a \"transfer form\" to be completed by the ISS Office, that must be submitted as well.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"withdrawal-and-departure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-withdrawal-and-departure\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-withdrawal-and-departure\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWithdrawal and Departure\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-withdrawal-and-departure\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-withdrawal-and-departure\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong><a id=\"wd\"><\/a>Purpose:<\/strong> To report withdrawal from school and plans to depart the U.S.\n<ul>\n \t<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li>Estimated Processing Time: 3 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"suspension-return\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-suspension-return\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-suspension-return\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuspension Return\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-suspension-return\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-suspension-return\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To request a new I-20 to return as an F-1 student after serving out an academic suspension.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated Processing Time: 7 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For undergraduate students only. This may also be used for students previously in other nonimmigrant statuses who may wish to return as F-1 after the suspension.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-14548-1-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion\" data-index=\"5\" ><div id=\"dependents\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-14548-1-0-2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-c29c5965957f-14548\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Dependents<\/h2><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"add-dependents\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-add-dependents\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-add-dependents\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdd Dependent(s)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-add-dependents\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-add-dependents\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To add a dependent or dependents to a student's F-1 or J-1 record. The dependents are designated as F-2 or J-2.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated Processing Time: 5 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Must provide evidence of funding for the dependent(s) beyond the minimum required for the F-1\/J-1 principal. J-1 must also provide health insurance coverage for the J-2 dependents that meet the minimum requirements for J-1 Exchange Visitors.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"remove-dependents\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-remove-dependents\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-remove-dependents\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRemove Dependent(s)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-remove-dependents\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-remove-dependents\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To remove a dependent or dependents from a student's J-1\/F-1 record.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated Processing Time: 3 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-14548-1-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion\" data-index=\"6\" ><div id=\"documents_records\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-14548-1-0-3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-c29c5965957f-14548\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Documents and Records<\/h2><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"change-of-status-to-f-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-change-of-status-to-f-1\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-change-of-status-to-f-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChange of Status to F-1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-change-of-status-to-f-1\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-change-of-status-to-f-1\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To request a \"Change of Status\" I-20 in order to file an application to change from a current nonimmigrant visa status to F-1 status while remaining inside the U.S.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated processing time: Various, To be decided (TBD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The actual application will go to USCIS with the required I-20. Students should consult with an ISS Advisor before submitting this request.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"j-1-health-insurance-provider-certification-form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-j-1-health-insurance-provider-certification-form\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-j-1-health-insurance-provider-certification-form\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJ-1 Health Insurance Provider Certification Form\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-j-1-health-insurance-provider-certification-form\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-j-1-health-insurance-provider-certification-form\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To show proof of J-1 mandated health insurance coverage. To be completed by the student's health insurance provider.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISSForms\/J1-Student-Health-Insurance-Provider-Certification-v20250107.pdf\">Downloadable PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated processing time: N\/A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This form may be included on requests related to J-1, such as add dependent, program extension, and Academic Training (AT). If submitted by itself, use the request category \"Submit Document(s) Requested by ISS.\"<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"register-activate-new-record\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-registeractivate-new-record\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-registeractivate-new-record\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRegister\/Activate New Record\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-registeractivate-new-record\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-registeractivate-new-record\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To request SEVIS activation of an Initial F-1\/J-1 record<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated processing time: 5 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Requires the completion of all ISS check-in procedures.\u00a0This is applicable to students who will start or have recently started at UHM as:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>a new freshman or transfer student,<\/li>\n<li>a current student changing programs, or<\/li>\n<li>a student returning from an absence, <strong>AND<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>carry an I-20 or DS-2019 that indicates INITIAL, TRANSFER, CHANGE OF EDUCATION LEVEL, or BEGIN NEW PROGRAM.<\/p>\n<p>This is usually for new students who are applying for a Social Security Number (SSN), driver's license, and state ID, or starting an on-campus job that requires the employer to check for employment eligibility E-Verify. NOTE: If you have already submitted a request for F-1 Employment Certification for SSN, Certification for ITIN, or J-1 Employment Authorization, your record will automatically be registered, so this extra request is unnecessary.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"reinstatement-to-f-1-status\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-reinstatement-to-f-1-status\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-reinstatement-to-f-1-status\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReinstatement to F-1 Status\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-reinstatement-to-f-1-status\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-reinstatement-to-f-1-status\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To request an I-20 to apply for a reinstatement to F-1 status after having fallen out-of-status due to a visa policy violation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated processing time: Various, To be decided<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Details must be discussed with an ISS advisor before a reinstatement I-20 can be issued. Reinstatement involves applying to USCIS while remaining inside the U.S. for the whole length of the process.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"reprint-i-20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-reprint-i-20\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-reprint-i-20\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReprint I-20\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-reprint-i-20\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-reprint-i-20\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To request a reprint of an I-20 that has been updated or been lost, stolen or damaged.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated processing time: 5 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"reprint-ds-2019\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-reprint-ds-2019\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-reprint-ds-2019\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReprint DS-2019\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-reprint-ds-2019\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-reprint-ds-2019\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To request a reprint of a DS-2019 that has been updated or been lost, stolen or damaged.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated processing time: 5 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"submit-documents-requested-for-evidence-rfe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-submit-documents-requested-for-evidence-rfe\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-submit-documents-requested-for-evidence-rfe\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSubmit Document(s) Requested for Evidence (RFE)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-submit-documents-requested-for-evidence-rfe\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-submit-documents-requested-for-evidence-rfe\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To submit documents requested by the ISS Office or a specific advisor\/staff member.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated processing time: 3 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"submit-update-j-1-health-insurance\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-submitupdate-j-1-health-insurance\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-submitupdate-j-1-health-insurance\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSubmit\/Update J-1 Health Insurance\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-submitupdate-j-1-health-insurance\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-submitupdate-j-1-health-insurance\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To submit or update health insurance in order to meet J-1 status requirements.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated processing time: 5 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A common document to submit is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISSForms\/J1-Student-Health-Insurance-Provider-Certification-v20250107.pdf\">J-1 Health Insurance Provider Certification Form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"update-record-status\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-update-recordstatus\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-update-recordstatus\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUpdate Record\/Status\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-update-recordstatus\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-update-recordstatus\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To request an update or change in a student's F-1\/J-1 record.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated processing time: 5 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Updates may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adjustment of status to Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR, \"Green card\")<\/li>\n<li>Change to another nonimmigrant visa category<\/li>\n<li>Change of major<\/li>\n<li>Change of name<\/li>\n<li>Change of funding<\/li>\n<li>Complete(d) program or employment early and depart(ed) the U.S.<\/li>\n<li>Complete program from abroad<\/li>\n<li>Corrections (e.g., birth city)<\/li>\n<li>OPT approved<\/li>\n<li>OPT STEM Extension approved<\/li>\n<li>Passport Renewal<\/li>\n<li>Visa Renewal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-14548-1-0-4\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion\" data-index=\"7\" ><div id=\"employment\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-14548-1-0-4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-c29c5965957f-14548\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Employment<\/h2><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"f-1-curricular-practical-training-cpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-f-1-curricular-practical-training-cpt\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-f-1-curricular-practical-training-cpt\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tF-1 Curricular Practical Training (CPT)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-f-1-curricular-practical-training-cpt\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-f-1-curricular-practical-training-cpt\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To request CPT authorization for a job, internship, or training opportunity required by a student's program of study<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated Processing Time: 7 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Employment offer letter is required (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISSForms\/EmployerLetter_Templatever20230310.pdf\">Template<\/a>), and proof of program requirement.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"f-1-off-campus-employment-oce-for-economic-hardship\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-f-1-off-campus-employment-oce-for-economic-hardship\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-f-1-off-campus-employment-oce-for-economic-hardship\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tF-1 Off-Campus Employment (OCE) for Economic Hardship\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-f-1-off-campus-employment-oce-for-economic-hardship\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-f-1-off-campus-employment-oce-for-economic-hardship\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To request an I-20 with recommendation to work off-campus due to severe, unforeseen economic hardship<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated Processing Time: Various, To be decided (TBD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The actual application for employment authorization goes to USCIS with the required I-20. Organizing the application takes time, and you must work closely with your assigned ISS advisor to prepare the application.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"f-1-optional-practical-training-opt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-f-1-optional-practical-training-opt\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-f-1-optional-practical-training-opt\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tF-1 Optional Practical Training (OPT)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-f-1-optional-practical-training-opt\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-f-1-optional-practical-training-opt\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To request an I-20 with recommendation for OPT<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated Processing Time: 7 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The actual application for OPT goes to USCIS with the required I-20. OPT may be Pre-Completion OPT (before completion of studies) or Post-Completion OPT (after completion of studies).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"f-1-opt-change-requested-dates\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-f-1-opt-change-requested-dates\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-f-1-opt-change-requested-dates\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tF-1 OPT Change Requested Dates\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-f-1-opt-change-requested-dates\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-f-1-opt-change-requested-dates\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To request a change to OPT requested dates<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated Processing Time: 5 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You may use this to request a change of your OPT requested start and end dates only if:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>You already received an I-20 with OPT recommendation, <strong>AND<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>You have not yet submitted your I-765 application to USCIS, <strong>AND<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Your original completion date has not changed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"f-1-opt-stem-extension\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-f-1-opt-stem-extension\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-f-1-opt-stem-extension\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tF-1 OPT STEM Extension\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-f-1-opt-stem-extension\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-f-1-opt-stem-extension\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To request an I-20 with recommendation for OPT STEM Extension<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated Processing Time: 7 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The actual application for OPT goes to USCIS with the required I-20. The OPT STEM Extension allows for an additional 24 months of employment authorization. A timely-filed application automatically gives up to a 180-day extension while the application is pending.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"f-1-opt-stem-report\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-f-1-opt-stem-report\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-f-1-opt-stem-report\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tF-1 OPT STEM Report\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-f-1-opt-stem-report\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-f-1-opt-stem-report\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To report updates to employment while on OPT STEM Extension<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated Processing Time: 7 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Unlike regular OPT, students cannot update employers or employment information in the SEVP Portal account. Students must use this form to submit their mandated STEM reports every 6 months of the 24-month period, including self-evaluations, and any changes between scheduled reporting dates.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"f-1-reset-update-sevp-portal-account\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-f-1-resetupdate-sevp-portal-account\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-f-1-resetupdate-sevp-portal-account\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tF-1 Reset\/Update SEVP Portal Account\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-f-1-resetupdate-sevp-portal-account\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-f-1-resetupdate-sevp-portal-account\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To request a reset or update of a student's SEVP Portal account due to being locked out<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated Processing Time: 3 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students who did not receive an SEVP email to set up their SEVP Portal account, or did not set it up in time, may also use this to request that the email be resent. Students who are not able to enter employment in the SEVP Portal account because the start date is more than 10 days in the past should enter all the information and set the start date to the current day. Then, use this request to have ISS correct the start date.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"j-1-academic-training-at\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-j-1-academic-training-at\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-j-1-academic-training-at\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJ-1 Academic Training (AT)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-j-1-academic-training-at\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-j-1-academic-training-at\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To request Academic Training (AT) authorization<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated Processing Time: 7 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Authorization for AT may be Pre-Completion (before completion of studies) or Post-Completion (after completion of studies). Must submit an employer offer letter (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISSForms\/EmployerLetter_Templatever20230310.pdf\">Template<\/a>). Any request that requires an extension of the DS-2019 will require the student to provide proof of funding to cover the period of the extension.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"j-1-off-campus-employment-oce-for-economic-hardship\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-j-1-off-campus-employment-oce-for-economic-hardship\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-j-1-off-campus-employment-oce-for-economic-hardship\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJ-1 Off-Campus Employment (OCE) for Economic Hardship \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-j-1-off-campus-employment-oce-for-economic-hardship\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-j-1-off-campus-employment-oce-for-economic-hardship\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To request employment authorization to work off-campus due to severe, unforeseen economic hardship<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated Processing Time: 7 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See an ISS Advisor to understand the requirements before submitting this form. Student must provide a statement of their economic hardship, and a employer offer letter (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISSForms\/EmployerLetter_Templatever20230310.pdf\">Template<\/a>). J-1 authorizations can be up to one year, and must be renewed afterward.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"j-1-on-campus-employment-authorization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-j-1-on-campus-employment-authorization\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-j-1-on-campus-employment-authorization\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJ-1 On-Campus Employment Authorization\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-j-1-on-campus-employment-authorization\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-j-1-on-campus-employment-authorization\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To request work authorization for on-campus employment<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated Processing Time: 5 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students need to provide an employer offer letter (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISSForms\/EmployerLetter_Templatever20230310.pdf\">Template<\/a>). J-1 authorizations can be for up to one year, and must be renewed afterward.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-14548-1-0-5\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion\" data-index=\"8\" ><div id=\"student_intern\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-14548-1-0-5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-6aa6ab3e048a-14548\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"widget-title\">J-1 Student Intern<\/h2><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"j-1-student-intern-application-directions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-j-1-student-intern-application-directions\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-j-1-student-intern-application-directions\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJ-1 Student Intern - Application Directions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-j-1-student-intern-application-directions\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-j-1-student-intern-application-directions\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISSForms\/JS_Intern_Directions.pdf\">Application Directions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A complete application packet for a J-1 Student Intern includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Form A<\/li>\n<li>Form B<\/li>\n<li>Form C<\/li>\n<li>Form D, including copy of student passport and proof of funding<\/li>\n<li>Form E<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>J-1 Health Insurance Provider Certification Form<\/strong> - Downloadable from the <a href=\"#documents_records\">Documents and Records<\/a> section on this page. The form does not have to be submitted with the application packet, although that is preferred. The student is required to submit it before their arrival. It is suggested that the insurance is cleared well before arrival. Failure to meet the requirements of the health insurance minimums will result in the immediate termination of the program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Form F: Evaluation of Student Intern<\/strong> - must be completed and submitted by the end of the program.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"j-1-student-intern-form-a-internship-request\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-j-1-student-intern-form-a-internship-request\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-j-1-student-intern-form-a-internship-request\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJ-1 Student Intern - Form A: Internship Request\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-j-1-student-intern-form-a-internship-request\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-j-1-student-intern-form-a-internship-request\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISSForms\/JS_Intern_FormA.pdf\">Form A: Internship Request<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"j-1-student-intern-form-b-program-information\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-j-1-student-intern-form-b-program-information\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-j-1-student-intern-form-b-program-information\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJ-1 Student Intern - Form B: Program Information\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-j-1-student-intern-form-b-program-information\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-j-1-student-intern-form-b-program-information\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISSForms\/JS_Intern_FormB.pdf\">Form B: Program Information<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"j-1-student-intern-form-c-internship-training-plan\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-j-1-student-intern-form-c-internship-training-plan\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-j-1-student-intern-form-c-internship-training-plan\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJ-1 Student Intern - Form C: Internship Training Plan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-j-1-student-intern-form-c-internship-training-plan\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-j-1-student-intern-form-c-internship-training-plan\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISSForms\/JS_Intern_FormC.pdf\">Form C: Internship Training Plan<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"j-1-student-intern-form-d-student-intern\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-j-1-student-intern-form-d-student-intern\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-j-1-student-intern-form-d-student-intern\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJ-1 Student Intern - Form D: Student Intern\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-j-1-student-intern-form-d-student-intern\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-j-1-student-intern-form-d-student-intern\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISSForms\/JS_Intern_FormD.pdf\">Form D: Student Intern<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"j-1-student-inten-form-e-home-institution-certification\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-j-1-student-inten-form-e-home-institution-certification\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-j-1-student-inten-form-e-home-institution-certification\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJ-1 Student Inten - Form E: Home Institution Certification\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-j-1-student-inten-form-e-home-institution-certification\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-j-1-student-inten-form-e-home-institution-certification\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISSForms\/JS_Intern_FormE.pdf\">Form E: Home Institution Certification<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"j-1-student-intern-form-f-evaluation-of-student-intern\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-j-1-student-intern-form-f-evaluation-of-student-intern\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-j-1-student-intern-form-f-evaluation-of-student-intern\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJ-1 Student Intern - Form F: Evaluation of Student Intern\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-j-1-student-intern-form-f-evaluation-of-student-intern\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-j-1-student-intern-form-f-evaluation-of-student-intern\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISSForms\/JS_Intern_FormF.pdf\">Form F: Evaluation of Student Intern<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To be completed and submitted by the end of the internship. If the internship is more than 6 months, two evaluations must be submitted: a midpoint evaluation to cover the first half of the internship, and a concluding evaluation to cover the remaining portion.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"j-1-student-intern-online-orientation-and-check-in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-j-1-student-intern-online-orientation-and-check-in\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-j-1-student-intern-online-orientation-and-check-in\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJ-1 Student Intern - Online Orientation and Check-In\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-j-1-student-intern-online-orientation-and-check-in\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-j-1-student-intern-online-orientation-and-check-in\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/pages\/iss\/j1intern\/\">Online Orientation and Check-In<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Required to be completed by the student intern after arrival in the U.S.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-14548-1-0-6\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion\" data-index=\"9\" ><div id=\"scholarship_processing\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-14548-1-0-6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-c29c5965957f-14548\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Scholarship Processing<\/h2><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"kenji-yamaguma-scholarship\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-kenji-yamaguma-scholarship\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-kenji-yamaguma-scholarship\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKenji Yamaguma Scholarship\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-kenji-yamaguma-scholarship\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-kenji-yamaguma-scholarship\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To apply for the Kenji Yamaguma Scholarship, which is for unforeseen economic hardship. The student must meet and be cleared by an ISS Advisor before they can submit this form.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Online Form: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">ISS Request<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated Processing Time: Various, To be decided (TBD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"other-overawards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-otheroverawards\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-otheroverawards\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOther\/Overawards\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-otheroverawards\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-otheroverawards\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To submit tax documents for scholarship overawards or other scholarships that require tax determination, such as the Kenji Yamaguma Scholarship.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Online Form: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">ISS Request<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated Processing Time: Various, To be decided (TBD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-14548-1-0-7\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion\" data-index=\"10\" ><div id=\"tax_id\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-14548-1-0-7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-c29c5965957f-14548\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Tax IDs (SSN, ITIN)<\/h2><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"f-1-certification-for-social-security-number-ssn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-f-1-certification-for-social-security-number-ssn\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-f-1-certification-for-social-security-number-ssn\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tF-1 Certification for Social Security Number (SSN)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-f-1-certification-for-social-security-number-ssn\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-f-1-certification-for-social-security-number-ssn\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To request a letter certifying that an F-1 student is eligible to apply for a Social Security Number (SSN).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated processing time: 3 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Requires proof of on-campus employment through a completed and signed employer letter.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"certification-for-individual-tax-identification-number-itin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-certification-for-individual-tax-identification-number-itin\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-certification-for-individual-tax-identification-number-itin\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCertification for Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-certification-for-individual-tax-identification-number-itin\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-certification-for-individual-tax-identification-number-itin\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To request a letter certifying student immigration documents so that they do not have to submit the originals with their ITIN application.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated processing time: 3 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students may only request this certification if they are applying for an ITIN based on a scholarship award. Students needing an ITIN for an income tax return should schedule an appointment with local Tax Assistant Center to review your documents in-person with your income tax form.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-14548-1-0-8\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion\" data-index=\"11\" ><div id=\"travel\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-14548-1-0-8\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-c29c5965957f-14548\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Travel<\/h2><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"enrollment-abroad-away\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-enrollment-abroadaway\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-enrollment-abroadaway\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnrollment Abroad\/Away\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-enrollment-abroadaway\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-enrollment-abroadaway\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To report the student's enrollment while outside the U.S. for extended period related to research or study abroad programs, or to report enrollment while away to another U.S. campus on the UHM National Student Exchange Program (NSE).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated processing time: 7 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Student must maintain full-time enrollment at UHM for the semesters they are away in order to keep their F-1\/J-1 records active. Enrollment in non-UHM study abroad programs does not qualify to maintain an active record. F-1 students on NSE may have the option to transfer their F-1 records to the exchange school for the duration of the exchange period.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"travel-signature\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-travel-signature\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-travel-signature\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTravel Signature\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-travel-signature\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-travel-signature\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To get an endorsement on a student's I-20 or DS-2019 that confirms the student's maintenance of status and qualification to re-enter the U.S. after temporary international travel.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated processing time: 3 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The travel signature is valid for 12 months from the date of signature for both forms I-20 and DS-2019. If F-1 students are in a period of Post-Completion OPT or STEM Extension, then the signature is valid for only 6 months.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-14548-1-0-9\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion\" data-index=\"12\" ><div id=\"other\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-14548-1-0-9\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-c29c5965957f-14548\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Other<\/h2><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"cancel-authorization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-cancel-authorization\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-cancel-authorization\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCancel Authorization\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-cancel-authorization\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-cancel-authorization\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To cancel a request that has already been authorized or processed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Online Form: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">ISS Request<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated Processing Time: 5 business days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"unlisted-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-unlisted-category\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-unlisted-category\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnlisted Category\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-unlisted-category\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-unlisted-category\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To be used for miscellaneous requests not listed that can be processed in the same manner as other requests. Do not use to send messages about problems or questions that are better suited to an advising appointment.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Online Form: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/hYa\">ISS Request<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated Processing Time: To be decided (TBD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-14548-1-0-10\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-accordion panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div id=\"templates\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-14548-1-0-10\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-c29c5965957f-14548\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Templates<\/h2><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"department-support-letter-template-for-student-late-arrival\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-department-support-letter-template-for-student-late-arrival\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-department-support-letter-template-for-student-late-arrival\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDepartment Support Letter Template for Student Late Arrival\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-department-support-letter-template-for-student-late-arrival\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-department-support-letter-template-for-student-late-arrival\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To be used by academic departments to draft a letter for new students entering the U.S. later than their scheduled start date. Students may use this letter as evidence to explain their situation and their department's support of the late entry to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Template_LateArrival.pdf\">Downloadable PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated Processing Time: N\/A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"doctors-letter-template-for-medical-reduced-course-load-rcl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-doctors-letter-template-for-medical-reduced-course-load-rcl\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-doctors-letter-template-for-medical-reduced-course-load-rcl\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDoctor's Letter Template for Medical Reduced Course Load (RCL)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-doctors-letter-template-for-medical-reduced-course-load-rcl\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-doctors-letter-template-for-medical-reduced-course-load-rcl\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To be used by a licensed medical practitioner who is treating a student who requires a medical Reduced Course Load (RCL) authorization<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Template_DoctorLetter_RCL-Medical.pdf\">Downloadable PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated Processing Time: N\/A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This letter confirms that the student has an illness or medical condition that warrants their reduction in courses in a given semester. Students requesting a medical RCL for zero credit enrollment must file and be approved for a leave of absence (LOA) before the RCL can be authorized.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"employer-letter-template-and-instructions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-employer-letter-template-and-instructions\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-employer-letter-template-and-instructions\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmployer Letter Template and Instructions \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-employer-letter-template-and-instructions\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-employer-letter-template-and-instructions\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To be used by employers in providing the necessary information for students to receive any employment authorization<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISSForms\/EmployerLetter_Templatever20230310.pdf\">Downloadable PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimated Processing Time: N\/A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"visiting-family-invitation-letter-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-visiting-family-invitation-letter-template\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-visiting-family-invitation-letter-template\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVisiting Family Invitation Letter Template \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-visiting-family-invitation-letter-template\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-visiting-family-invitation-letter-template\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To be used by a student whose family members may be visiting them in the U.S., and who feels their visa appointment would benefit in having a letter of 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