Next Steps
- Check out our International Student Handbook. Detailed information on how you make
a visa interview appointment, pay the application fee and SEVIS fee, and suggestions
and tips on visa interview, entry to the US, and so much on are provided there.
- Obtain your ³ûÄñÊÓƵ I-20 (link to Obtaining your I-20 on International Student Advising
and Transition Services). The Form I-20 is the Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant
Student Status. You will need this Form to apply for your student visa to enter the
United States. The Form I-20 is an important document that you should keep safe. And
it is extremely important that you keep all copies of your I-20 with you at all times while traveling. You will need it throughout your international student
life cycle.
- When you receive your I-20 (via email), PLEASE double check on the I-20 information
and make sure everything is accurate and consistent, print it out, sign and date.
- Schedule a visa interview appointment to the local US Embassy/Consulate that is close
to you. Use the SEVIS ID number on the top left of your I-20. You will need to pay
visa application fee of $185. Double check on your local US Embassy/Consulate website
to determine the application fee. Please schedule your visa interview appointment
ASAP. Check out the International Student Handbook for detailed advice and suggestions
on your visa interview.
- Pay the I-901 SEVIS fee. Regulation requires all prospective F-1 students and J-1
scholars/students to pay the I-901 Student and Exchange Visitor Information System
(SEVIS) Fee before you are issued a visa. To pay the I-901 SEVIS Fee, to access the SEVIS Form I-901.
- When you have your visa, double check on the information and make sure everything
is accurate and consistent.
- Watch for emails from your Designated School Official (DSO). Your DSO will serve as
a primary resource for you before you arrive and while you’re enrolled at ³ûÄñÊÓƵ.
- Apply for Campus Housing:
Visit the Online Campus Housing Application - Register for orientation
- Prepare for your travel and entry to the Unites States of America (please check out
the International Student Handbook for detailed advice and suggestions).
- Contact your DSO for airport transportation.
- Mandated check-in with the Office of Global Strategies and International Affairs)
- Complete course registration and activate your ³ûÄñÊÓƵ email (you may do this before your
prior to your travel). Once you are fully registered and have your class schedule, your ³ûÄñÊÓƵ email is automatically generated. Use the links below to learn how to login
to your email, Blackboard, and Wired:
- Attend the mandatory orientation for all new international students.
Please NOTE: As a new international student, you are not permitted to enter the U.S. more than 30 days before the program start date indicated on your I-20.