ISSS Portal

The ISSS Portal provides international students with a personalized account where they can view and manage their unique immigration profile, submit ISSS requests, and download documents. You will receive an email once you have been granted access to the ISSS Portal. You must log in to the portal to download your official admission letter and DS-2019 document. You will need to have your DS-2019 when you apply for a J-1 Visa. The J-1 Visa is the visa type for students here as part of an exchange program in the United States.

Please be sure that the information on the first page of your DS-2019 is correct, and read page two. You must print your DS-2019 and sign on the bottom of page one—write the date and the location where you are signing your form (for example: if you are standing in "Paderborn, Germany" when you sign your DS-2019, write "Paderborn, Germany" in the space where it asks for location).

Please arrive at Illinois State University in time to attend orientation, which begins the week before the start of classes.