You will complete the immigration information as part of your application to CSU. The link to the Immigration Information Form will be sent via email. Please be sure to check your email frequently for communications from ISSS@colostate.edu and international@colostate.edu. Here you will specify:

• Your sources of financial support and an affidavit of support from a family member or friend
• Your address
• Your current US visa status, if applicable
• Information about your dependents

If you are a returning student or applying to the Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine program, you will submit the Immigration Document Request Form to ISSS instead.

Immigration documents (I-20 or DS-2019) can only be sent to admitted students* whose financial support information has been received, verified, and approved. CSU does not offer scholarships which cover the full cost of attendance, so it is required that students show financial support equal to or exceeding their program’s estimated expenses.

*Attention Graduate Students: Many graduate students will be first informed by their department of a positive admission decision. While this is great news, it is important to understand that before we can issue an I-20 or DS2019, we must first receive the formal notification of admission from the Graduate School within our student record system. Please note that there may be a slight delay between the time you receive your initial admission decision and the time the Graduate School completes the formal process. As soon as we receive word of an official admission, we will reach out to secure your evidence of funding/financial support. 

Acceptable financial documents:

• Your document must be in English.
• The name and address of the bank must be listed.
• Your name or your sponsor’s name(s) must be on the letter or bank statement and must match the name(s) listed on your affidavit of support.
• Financial documentation must be dated within 12 months of the start of your program of study.

Example bank statement:

Financial guarantee from sponsoring government or organization:

• The letter must match the student’s intended major and term of admission.
• Financial documentation must be dated within 12 months of the start of your program of study.

Scholarship or assistantship letter:

• Must include the student’s name, dates valid, the specific amount of financial support, and/or what benefits are included
• Must be written on official letterhead
• Assistantship letter (to be generated by department faculty) – Offer Letter Template

Unacceptable financial documents:

• Investment accounts
• Loan applications
• Tax documents

• A copy of the ID page of your passport will be needed before the Office of International Programs can issue your immigration documents.
• If you are bringing dependents (a spouse or children), copies of their passports will also be needed.
• Your passport must be valid for at least six (6) months beyond the start of your program.