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International Student Forms

Sometimes we need a little more information to make a decision about your application. Your prompt response to our requests for additional forms will ensure that your admissions decision is not delayed.

Please log into your Applicant Portal to complete any necessary forms:

  • Application Addendum Form
  • Application Update Form
  • Explanation of Activities
  • Home School Transcript
  • Social Security Number (SSN) Update Form
  • Third Party Authorization Form
  • Undergraduate Residency Declaration Form
  • Application for Admission*

*Use this print form ONLY if you are unable to complete the online application for admission.

Applicant Portal

Please note: Graduate students do not have access to the Applicant Portal. If you are an international graduate student, please consult the toggle below for forms specific to international graduate students. Visit the Graduate Student Forms page for information about forms that all graduate students may need to access.

HOW TO ACCESS YOUR ADMISSIONS FORMS

On your Applicant Checklist, click on the "Forms" tab to find fillable PDF versions of forms that can be submitted directly to your USF admission record.

Please Note: Any update(s) to your Application Checklist will not be reflected on your Applicant Portal until your form is processed by the Office of Admissions. Please allow up to 4-6 weeks from the time the form is received for processing.

Need Another Form?

All Applicants

  • Conduct Statement - If you indicated on your application that you have had previous disciplinary or legal issues, submit this document along with any required supporting documentation.

  • Explanation of Activities - If there is a gap in your educational history, submit this form to verify whether you have taken university courses during this period.

  • Immunization History Form - All new USF students are required to submit a signed copy of this form along with their immunization documentation.

  • International Student Health Insurance Agreement Form - All international students at USF are required to maintain adequate health insurance coverage at all times. You must submit the Student Health Insurance Agreement before the semester begins. If you fail to submit the form, a registration hold will be placed on your account, preventing you from signing up for classes.

  • International Student Health Insurance Compliance Form - If you are not purchasing insurance with the Student Medical Insurance Plan (SMIP), your health insurance representative must submit this form to verify that you have purchased a policy. 

  • Residency Declaration Form - If you are claiming Florida residency for tuition purposes, fill out and submit this form. Students under 24 years old must have a parent or legal guardian fill out the form.

  • Third Party Authorization Form - If you would like to designate a third party to be able to discuss the particulars of your admissions application (e.g. family members, educational officials), you must fill out and submit this form before we can discuss your file with the designee.

  • USF Student Health Services Online Records Submission - Using this online form, you can scan and submit immunization records and the signed USF Medical History form. 

  • Application Update Form - If you need to update your contact information, term of entry, major, and/or campus, you will need to submit this form.

Graduate Applicants

  • Application Fee Waiver Verification Request Form - Students involved in the McNair Program, RISE Program, FGLSAMP Program, FAMU Feeder Program, USTAR-MARC Program and Incoming Exchange Student Program (Traveling Scholar - TRS) need to have this form signed by a Program Director/Designee.
  • Letter of Recommendation Request Form - To access this form, begin the graduate application and click on “My Workspace.” Select the “Recommendation Requests” folder. This is where you will enter the recommender’s email, name and a brief message. Once you save a recommendation request, it will be automactally sent to the recommender by email.

    Note: Please use the third-party application for graduate programs that use a third-party application service, such as Nursing, Public Health, Architecture, Art History, Athletic Training, Audiology, Speech Language Pathology, etc.

Visit the Graduate Student Forms page for information about other graduate student forms that are not specific to international students.

Graduate Student Forms