OIE provides important e-form services to more than 10,000 F and J visa holders sponsored by the institution utilizing Sunapsis software. Visa holders and academic departments submit e-form service requests through the Sunapsis iStart portal. OIE prioritizes e-form service requests based on timing of submission and order of processing priority for the office.
Processing times are updated as needed based on the volume of requests. Please find current estimated processing times measured in business days for OIE e-forms below. Please note the 1st business day is the first full day immediately following the submission of the e-form. Business days are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Institute holidays are not considered business days. The Institute holidays can be found in the following link: https://hr.gatech.edu/payroll. If you find that your request is outside of processing time, you can submit a report to our office online. Our team will review this information and follow-up with you to provide an updated timeline for the request or guidance on next steps.
We appreciate your patience with adjusted processing times as we work diligently to balance student and recent graduate needs with the high quality of care required to ensure accuracy in SEVIS reporting.
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E-Form Name |
Estimated processing time in business days |
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F-1 Graduate I-20/DS-2019 Request |
18 business days Example: E-form submitted on May 17, 2022- Day 0 May 18, 2022- Day 1 May 30-holiday remove from count, 18th business day is June 13, 2022 |
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F-1 Graduate I-20 Deferral Request |
on or before the 30th day after the start date of the term for the original I-20 |
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F-1 Undergraduate Initial I-20/DS-2019 Request |
10 |
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F-1 Change of Status to F-1 |
10 |
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F-1 Student Check-In |
4 |
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F-1 I-20 Request for Returning Students |
10 |
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F-1 Academic Reduced Course Load |
4 |
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F-1 Medical Reduced Course Load |
4 |
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F-1 Graduate Change of Major |
10 |
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F-1 Graduate Program Extension |
10 |
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F-1 Change of Level |
10 |
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F-1 COL Check-in |
4 |
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F-1 Undergrad Change of Major |
10 |
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F-1 Undergraduate Program Extension |
10 |
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F-1 Grad CPT request |
4 |
|
F-1 Undergrad CPT |
4 |
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F-1 Travel Signature Request |
4 |
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F-1 Student Administrative Processing Visa Delay |
10 |
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F-1 I-515A |
4 |
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F-1 I-515A Resolution |
4 |
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F-1 Request New Dependent SEVIS Document |
10 |
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F-1 ITIN Letter Request for Primary Visa Holders |
10 |
|
F-1 On-Campus Employment & SSA Appointment Request |
At the discretion of Social Security Administration processing *average 2-3 weeks |
|
F-1 Transfer Out Request |
4 |
|
F-1 F Student Immigration Document Update |
10 |
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F-1 Intent to Depart the U.S./End I-20 Status |
5 |
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F-1 Change of Status from F-1/F-2 |
10 |
|
F-1 OIE Hold Removal |
2 |
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F-1 Post Completion OPT I-20 |
5 |
|
F-1 OPT Cap-Gap I-20 |
10 |
|
F-1 OPT Travel Signature |
5 |
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F-1 Pre-Completion OPT |
5 |
|
F-1 OPT Employment/Contact Update |
10 |
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F-1 OPT I-797 confirmation |
15 |
|
F-1 Post-OPT EAD |
15 |
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F-1 End Post-Completion OPT |
10 |
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F-1 STEM Extension request |
10 |
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F-1 STEM RFE |
5 |
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F-1 STEM 6 Month Verification #1 |
10 |
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F-1 STEM 6 month #2 and 12 month evaluation |
10 |
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F-1 STEM 6 Month Verification #3 |
10 |
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F-1 STEM Final Evaluation |
10 |
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F-1 STEM Minor Information Update |
10 |
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F-1 Material Change to STEM Employment |
10 |
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F-1 STEM Cap-Gap I-20 request |
10 |
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F-1 Department iStart Access |
4 |
|
J-1 Scholar Dependent DS-2019 |
15 |
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J-1 Scholar Dependent EAD |
15 |
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J-1 Scholar J Scholar Travel |
4 |
|
J-1 Scholar Advisory Opinion |
15 |
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J-1 Scholar and Student Intern DS-2019 Form Request |
15 |
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J-1 Scholar Extension Request |
15 |
|
J-1 Scholar Incidental Employment |
15 |
|
J-1 Scholar Update to DS-2019 |
15 |
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J-1 Scholar Transfer Check In |
5 |
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J-1 Scholar Hiring & Hosting Eligibility |
15 |
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J-1 Scholar Scholar Address Update |
10 |
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J-1 Scholar Scholar Administrative Processing Delay |
10 |
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J-1 Scholar Check In |
5 |
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J-1 Scholar Dependent (J-2) Arrival/Check-in |
5 |
|
J-1 Scholar Immigration Document Update (e-form) |
15 |