J-1 Extension Requests

Your J-1 extension request will be initiated by your department.

Once your department initiates the request, you will receive an email invitation from ischolars@ucsd.edu to log into the system and provide your information and documents.

Please click on the provided Link to Update Information and provide the following information:

• Date of Birth
• iServices ID number (provided in email)
• Limited Access Pin Number (provided in email)

Please be sure to save your login information that is emailed to you so that you can continue to access your request.

Once logged in, your current requests will appear, and you can select the request to access your eforms.

Trouble logging in? Please email ischolars@ucsd.edu if you encounter errors or difficulties accessing your record.

When completing this form, please make sure to use standard roman characters: characters with accents cannot be read by the iServices system and may cause errors in the submitted information. 

Passport and Biographical Information

Passport Information

Has your name changed? Please make sure to review your new passport when completing this information!

All name information should be entered as it is shown on the MRZ. Please use ALL CAPS for your family or last name.  Example: 

Last Name: LASTNAME

First name: Given Name

After providing your passport information, including the passport number, dates, and issuing country, you will also be asked to upload a copy of the biographical page of your passport. 

Helpful Passport Tips: 

• Multiple names will be divided by one "<" bracket. Make sure to include your full last name and first name! 
• You may see names referred to by different terms. The "last name" is also known as a "surname" or "family name," while the "first name" is your "given name." 
• Your middle name may be part of your "given name." These will also be separated by one ">" on the MRZ
• For further information regarding naming conventions visit the Department of Homeland Security naming standards page.
• Your passport should be valid for a minimum of 6 months into the future at all times
• Please make sure to enter your gender as it is indicated on your passport

Preferred Name

If you have a new preferred name you would like to share with ISEO, please select Yes and provide your updates. ISEO will use your preferred name and gender to address you whenever your legal/passport name is not required. 

For more information please visit ISEO's Gender Recognition Act information section. 

Local U.S. Address Residential Address

Your address should auto-populate in your new extension request. If your address has changed, please update it now so that we are able to update SEVIS. 

You will be asked to provide your most recent I-94 entry document and information for yourself and any applicable J-2 dependents.

Additionally, please let us know if you have any of the following: 

• A pending or approved I-130
• A pending or approved I-140
• A pending I-485
• U.S. Department of State Waiver Recommendation
• I-612 Waiver Approval 

Minimum Funding Requirements

At minimum, scholars must be able to demonstrate: 

• $2,400 per month for the J-1 Scholar
• $800 additional per month if accompanied by a J-2 Spouse
• $400 additional per month for each child, if accompanied by a J-2 Child

Dependent Information

Important: You will be asked if you would like to end your J-2 dependent's status. Please only indicate this if your dependents have departed the US and there is no possibility of their return in J-2 status. If your dependents have left the US for a temporary trip or may be returning, their J-2 status should not be ended. 

Source of Funding

In iServices, you will be asked to indicate what type(s) of funding you will be receiving. 

Will you receive UC San Diego funding? 

• You can select "Yes" if funding is being distributed to you by UC San Diego, regardless of the grant source
• Typically this is associated with Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee (3252) and Postdoctoral Scholar-Fellow appointments (3253)
• Your department will provide your appointment letter, offer, or UC San Diego funding documentation to ISEO 
• Please note: If you are in a 3254 appointment (Paid Direct) and being paid directly by an outside organization, this funding should not be listed as Program Sponsored funds. 

Will you receive U.S. Government funding? 

• Funding is only considered U.S. Government funding if it is paid directly to you and/or is intended specifically for international exchange. NIH or other federal agency grants paid to PIs to fund research projects would not be considered government funding for the purposes of the J-1. 

Will you receive International Organization funding? 

• International Organizations include organizations that cross international borders, such as the United Nations
• International Organization funding is rare. If you are not sure if an organization qualifies as an International Organization, please enter this funding as Other Organization funding. 

Will you receive funding from your home country government? 

• If your home country government is providing you with funding directly, select "Yes." 

Will you receive funding from another organization? 

• If you are receiving salary from your employer while here at UC San Diego, this counts as organizational funding. 
• You can use this option if you are receiving funding from a company, academic institution, or non-federal government agency. Scholarships or fellowships which are not from UC San Diego also can be listed in this space.
• A personal bank statement or tax statement cannot be submitted as proof of this type of funding. 

Will you be using personal funds (including funds from family members or friends)? 

• Personal funding should only be listed after all other sources of funding are provided, and are considered supplemental to other listed funding sources. 
• If only personal funds are included in the request, this is an indication to ISEO that there are NO additional funding sources. Excluding additional funding sources, such as salary or scholarships, could be seen as a misrepresentation of program funding source. 
• Documentation must show liquid funds: we cannot accept stocks, bonds, investments, or credit cards. 
• If you are being sponsored by an individual besides yourself, they should include a letter of sponsorship, indicating that they are willing to fund you during your time at UC San Diego. This documentation should include dates (or duration) of the program, and be accompanied by proof of liquid funds. 

Acceptable Funding Documentation

Funding documentation should clearly indicate the amount which you will be receiving, and the dates during which it will be received. 

Some examples of acceptable funding include: 

• UC San Diego Funding 
  • Offer letter 
• Government or Organizational Funding 
  
  • A letter from the organization or office showing the amount you will receive, and the dates during which you will receive it
  • A letter from your employer stating you will still receive your salary while abroad at UC San Diego, and including the amount you will receive, and the duration of funding
  • A scholarship document clearly outlining the amount of the scholarship, you as the recipient, and when it will be issued 
• Personal Funding 
  • A bank statement no older than 6 months showing liquid funds
  • A bank statement from an individual sponsor no older than 6 months showing liquid funds, including a statement of sponsorship 

• Tax statements
• Credit card documentation 
• Investments, stocks, or other non-liquid funding
• Letters or documents that do not clearly indicate your name or the dates 
• Letters or statements over 6 months old that were used to prove your initial funding