ISC Services

• Pre-admission immigration counseling
• International admission processing (Issuance of I-20 and DS-2019)
• Immigration status change to F-1 and J-1
• Reinstatement to F-1 and J-1 visa status
• U.S. Institutional transfers
• Social Security card application assistance
• Curricular practical training work authorization (co-op education internships)
• OPT application assistance in the area of studies for current students
  Post-graduate practical training (for students who are graduating from UCF)
• Assistance in off-campus employment applications based on financial hardships
• Assistance in bringing F-2 and J2 dependents and counseling
• Work authorization assistance for J-2 dependents
• Assistance in academic training for J-1
• Program assistance (based on academic delays, financial issues, and UCF research needs)
• Change of major, level, and degree (update on I-20 and DS-2019)
• Travel and re-entry advice and authorization
• Advising for students on post-graduation practical training (services provided until one year past graduation)
• Counseling for the application of waiver from two-year home residence requirement for J-1 visa holders

CIS Services

• Family-based petitions -- facilitating the process for close relatives to immigrate, gain permanent residency, work, etc
• Employment-based petitions -- facilitating the process for current and prospective employees to immigrate or stay in the U.S. temporarily
• Asylum and Refugee processing -- adjudicating asylum and the processing of refugees
• Naturalization – approving citizenship of eligible persons who wish to become U.S. citizens
• Special status programs – adjudicating eligibility for U.S. immigration status as a form of humanitarian aid to foreign nationals

• Document issuance and renewal – including verification of eligibility, production and issuance of immigration documents.