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Welcome to Terra Dotta (TDS)!

This is the software system ISSS uses to manage SEVIS records for F-1 students. To learn more about TDS, click this link: https://bit.ly/gettoknowTDS.

Your User Home Page shows all the existing requests in your TDS account. To get here, follow these steps:
  1. ​Log in using the LOGIN link in the top right of this page
  2. Choose the appropriate log in button
    • Brand new students - use Log in for new and current students and use your RCS account to log in
    • Currently enrolled students - use Log in for new and current students and use your RCS account to log in
    • Students on a leave of absence - contact Assistant Director Emilie Buse (busee@rpi.edu) for access
    • Students who have graduated (alumni) - use Log in for alumni and staff and then use your personal email provided to ISSS to log in
      • Do not use your RCS account to log in
  3. After you have logged in, click the house icon on the top left of the menu bar, then click “User Home Page”
  4. For detailed information about the content of this page, see this link: https://info.rpi.edu/international-services-students-and-scholars/terra-dotta/#TDSHomePage
To create a new request, click on the appropriate link to Submit a Request above the Announcements section.