Application for Extension
F-1 Checklist
This checklist will assist you in preparing your application for an Extension of Stay.
You need to submit to the ISS:
- Academic Advisor’s Form for Extension of Stay – all questions must be answered. Your advisor is the only person who can complete the Advisor’s Section.
- Financial Documentation: Financial documentation can be faxed to the attention of David Garrett at (315)792-7805. Originals of these documents must also be mailed to our office.
• Financial Documentation can be any of the following, or a combination:
• Recent personal bank statement (issued within the last 3 months)
• Certificates of Deposit Statement
• Funding Letter from your academic department or program
• Stock Certificates
• If you have a financial sponsor, such as a parent or relative, you need to submit:
• Sponsor's recent bank statement
• Notarized letter from sponsor stating their relationship to you and confirming that they will support you while you are a student at SUNY Institute of Technology (see example of a notarized letter on the other side of this page)
• If your financial sponsor is a permanent resident or a US citizen, and lives in the United States, your sponsor needs to also fill out Form I-134 Affidavit of Support (These forms are in our office.)
• Proof of Sponsor’s Certificate of Deposit
• Sponsor’s Stock Certificates
Processing:
• After you submit the Academic Advisor’s Recommendation form, we will e-mail you the financial amount you need to document.
• Your application needs to be complete (advisor’s recommendation form and all necessary financial documentation) before we can begin processing your new I-20
• Once the application is complete, it may take few days to complete the processing. Your patience is appreciated.
• When your new I-20 is ready you will receive an e-mail to come to our office to pick it up, or provide a mailing address for it to be sent to you.
• If the expiration date of your I-20 is in less than five days, you have submitted the required documentation, and you have not been informed that your I-20 is ready, contact the ISS.
Notarized Letter Example:
(Letters can usually be notarized at your sponsor or family member’s bank or lawyer’s office.)
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