Work Permit Renewal (Students Form)

Before filling out this form:

1. You must be enrolled for the next Spring or Fall semester. Note that you must be enrolled full-time before the semester begins or your work permit will be invalid. If you are graduating in the Summer, you only need to be enrolled for the Summer.

2. Your I-20 must be valid.

Last Name
First Name
Middle Name
Banner ID/ CWID
SEVIS ID
Email

Confirm Email Address
Expected Graduation Semester

Expected Graduation Semester Fall Summer Spring
Expected Graduation Year (YYYY)
Are you a sponsored student (Government/Embassy/Agency)

Are you a sponsored student (Government/Embassy/Agency) Yes No
Do you have a 0.5 FTE Graduate Assistantship in the next fall/ spring semester(s)

Do you have a 0.5 FTE Graduate Assistantship in the next fall/ spring semester(s) Yes No
Are you currently a doctoral candidate (PhD candidate), or have you been approved for admission to doctoral candidacy for the next semester?

Are you currently a doctoral candidate (PhD candidate), or have you been approved for admission to doctoral candidacy for the next semester? Yes No

To be admitted to candidacy, a doctoral student must have

(1) an approved Plan of Study on file with the Graduate College,

(2) a dissertation proposal approved by the student’s graduate advisory committee and, if required,

(3) successful completion of comprehensive or qualifying examinations.

A doctoral student (either Ph.D. or Ed.D.) must be admitted to candidacy no less than six months prior to graduation. Once admitted to doctoral candidacy a student will be on reduced continuous enrollment.
Reduced continuous enrollment has two elements.

1) The candidate must be enrolled in every fall and spring semester until graduation.

2) Two graduate credit hours qualifies as full-time enrollment for doctoral candidates.
In which department are you currently employed?
What is your Status?

What is your Status? F1 J1 Other
Status Description

Please fill this field only if you are not a F1 or J1 student
Are you an ELI (English Language Institute) Student?

Are you an ELI (English Language Institute) Student? Yes No
Scanned Copy of First Page of Passport
Scanned or Digital Copy of most recent I-20 or DS-2019
Country of Citizenship
Country of Residence before coming to the U.S. (Country of Tax Residence)
First Date of Entry to the U.S. First Date of Entry to the U.S. / MM / DD YYYY

For this field, please enter the date of your initial (first-ever) entry into the U.S., not your most recent entry.
I understand that my employment can be terminated if I violate the conditions of this work permit (Students must be enrolled full time for fall and spring semesters). It is my responsibility to inform my employer if there is a change in my immigration status that would affect my employment eligibility at OSU. For example, if my program has ended, or if I have received an EAD card for optional Practical training, I may not work in a student position during the period on the EAD card.
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