Please be careful when submitting a J-1 early departure request and make sure you are actually ending your J-1 status. You will have a 30-day grace period in which to depart the U.S. or change to a different visa status.
A J-1 program should NOT be shortened in the following situations:
You are moving to a different department at UCSD.
Instead, your department needs to submit a J-1 Amendment. Please speak to your department contact regarding having this completed.
You are doing a Leave of Absence and intend to return to the same J-1 program.
Instead, a Leave of Absence request should be submitted.
You are transferring your J-1 record to a different institution.
Instead, an ISEO advisor needs to coordinate that transfer and will update your J-1 program dates.
Please follow the instructions below to complete the J-1 Scholar Transfer Out Request form in iServices.
You are changing to H-1B status at UCSD.
ISEO staff will update the J-1 program dates when working on the H-1B.
If you are an H-1B employee and ending your employment at UCSD earlier than the end date of your H-1B approval notice, your H-1B petition must be withdrawn. Please be careful when submitting an H-1B early departure.
An H-1B program should NOT be shortened in the following situations:
You are moving to a different department or appointment title at UCSD.
Instead, an H-1B Amendment should be submitted by your department.
You are doing a Leave of Absence and intend to remain an employee of UCSD.
If the department initiated an H-1B employee's separation from employment, the department must offer to cover the reasonable cost of return transportation to the employee's home country (this does not include dependents); see H-1B Early Termination Memo.
Access iServices through either of the following:
"Full Client Services" Portal:(UCSD email account/Network ID)
Scholars with Network ID's will utilize their Active Directory credentials to access iServices via Duo Two-Step Log In.
Network ID is typically the first half the UCSD email: kingtriton@ucsd.edu
The UCSD VPN creates a virtual private connection over public networks using encryption and other security checks to help protect against computer data transmission interception.
YOU MUST BE ON VPN IF YOU ARE ACCESSING THE PORTAL WITH A WIRELESS CONNECTION OR NOT ON CAMPUS USING ETHERNET.
"Limited Services" Portal (No UCSD email account/Network ID)
Date of Birth
iServices ID number
Limited Access Pin number
VPN NOT REQUIRED TO ACCESS
Please first make sure you have notified your department contact prior to submitting this form.
When completing this form, we will need the following information. Please make sure to have it available:
Destination Institution Details:
Immigration Information:
Resignation Letter
Please have the following ready when completing this form:
Submitting a Separation/Early Departure will end UCSD's sponsorship of your visa status on that new end date. If you are not transferring your visa status to another institution or changing to a different status or permanent residency, you will have to depart the U.S.