FULL TIME ENROLLMENT WAIVER
Purpose/Uses:
F-1 international students are required to maintain full-time enrollment every semester
Fall and Spring and in Summer if that is your initial semester at UTA. Full-Time enrollment for international students is 12 hours for undergraduates and 9 hours for Graduates. Immigration has a limited number of acceptable reasons why a student may go below the full-time enrollment requirement. Any student who will be below full time enrollment must receive approval from the OIE before falling below full time enrollment. The form below is necessary to receive approval for a full-time enrollment waiver.
Request workflow:
- Fill out page 1 of the Full-Time Enrollment Waiver Form and sign at the bottom of page 1. Initial the bulleted statements showing your responsibilities in order to maintain status when receiving a full-time enrollment waiver.
- Take the Full-Time Enrollment Waiver Form to your academic advisor. Your advisor must then decide if your specific case fits into the allowable reasons as defined by USCIS shown on page 2 of the form and mark the appropriate reason. The advisor then signs at the bottom of page 2 on the form.
- Turn in the singed form to the front desk of OIE.
- Within 7-10 business days, OIE will determine eligibility. Note: processing times may vary if follow-up is required.
- A copy of the completed form is available upon request
If you reside outside the DFW metroplex you may refer to the mail-in/mail-out process.
Cost:
Free
Forms/Documents
Full Time Enrollment Waiver Form
