Office of
Global Services
OGS MANHATTAN
383 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10003
Tel: (212) 998-4720
Fax: (212) 995-4115
www.nyu.edu/ogs
[email protected]
OGS BROOKLYN
5 MetroTech Center, Room 259, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel: (646) 997-3805
Fax: (646) 997-3710
www.nyu.edu/ogs
[email protected]
Missing I-20s for your application
to the USCIS?
1
Contact your previous school and see if they have copies of your I-20 and/or evidence of previous off-campus work
authorization in their records. Have copies sent or faxed to you. They may ask you for identification and a written request
due to privacy reasons.
2
If I-20 copies do not exist or were destroyed, ask if they can write a letter noting your dates of attendance, level of study
at that time, whether you had off-campus work authorization or not, and that your I-20 copies are not available.
3
We recommend that you write a letter of explanation, too. It should contain the following:
Current date (month/day/year)
Print your full name, date of birth, and SEVIS ID number
State that you are missing some of your original I-20s; be as specific as possible
(You can describe what happened if you like but keep it brief and no more than one page)
If you are missing the I-20s of non-NYU schools, list the name of the schools and your dates of your attendance at the schools
(e.g. Rutgers University, Started attendance 9/2008-present)
State the date you started your studies at NYU
State that you have not used OPT at this specific degree level before
State if you were able to get copies of your I-20s or not
Sign your letter
Last updated on 10/17/2016