International Student Services

• Immigration Advising

• F-1 Employment
• School Transfer In/Out
• Change of Major/Degree
• I-20 Extension
• Travel Abroad
• Dependent Information
• Reinstatement
• Change of Status

J-1 Students

• J-1 Employment
• J-1 Transfer In/Out
• Change of Program
• DS-2019 Extension
• Travel Abroad
• Dependent Information
• Reinstatement
• Change of Status

F-1 | Dependent Information

F-2 dependents are defined as a spouse or an unmarried minor child (under 21 years of age) of an F-1 student. F-2 dependents:

• May not be admitted as a full-time degree seeking student
• May not be employed
• May enter the U.S. with or after the F-1 nonimmigrant, but never before
• Must have a Form I-20 every time they travel outside the United States
• May not remain in the U.S. after the F-1 student is absent from the U.S. unless the absence is temporary and is less than five months.

Inviting an F-2 Dependent

An F-1 student may invite his/her spouse or unmarried children to join them after arriving at KU by the following method:

1. Complete an I-20 Request form
2. Provide current evidence of financial support (bank statement, sponsor letter, etc.) for yourself and your dependent(s). Please view prices with the Undergrad cost sheets and the Graduate cost sheets.
3. Submit completed documents to an ISSS advisor during walk-in advising hours.

An ISSS advisor will prepare the necessary SEVIS dependent I-20(s). The student's dependent(s) will then use the I-20(s), marked "for use by dependents", to apply for an F-2 dependent visa at an U.S. Embassy or  his/her home country.

Important

When the F-2 dependents arrive in the U.S., the F-1 student should bring the dependent's travel documents (passport, visa, I-94, I-20) to the ISSS office for photocopying.