签证 & Immigration 服务 Advising is committed to offering immigration advising 和 support services that help ensure the academic 和 personal success of our international students 和 scholars, including their families. Additionally, we support departments 和 colleges in hiring international 研究ers 和 faculty. 我们的服务包括:

  • Advising on facilitating compliance with U.S. 移民条例
  • Assisting with employment 和 tax paperwork
  • 援助ing with non-academic, personal 和 cultural challenges
  • 支持ing health insurance usage 和 compliance
  • Offering financial support for international student professional development through the ISAB Scholarship
  • Facilitating the 全球 Certificate Program for ODU faculty, staff 和 graduates assistants
  • Providing notary services, support letters, 和 tax filling assistance

国际 students are defined as "non-immigrant" visitors who come to the United States temporarily to take classes or take online courses virtually from anyw在这里 in the world. A non-immigrant is someone who meets one or more of the following criteria:

  • intends to stay in the US temporarily.
  • does not have US citizenship or legal permanent resident status (a valid "green card")
  • currently is in the US on a non-immigrant visa status (without a valid green card)
  • applies for a visa to be allowed entry into the US.

In the United States, t在这里 are three primary student visa types: F, J, 和 M.

Check-In for New 国际 Students

Newly admitted international students  international students returning to start a new academic program must 网上办理登机手续 与签证 & Immigration 服务 Advising (VISA) as soon as possible after arrival to the United States. 国际 Student Check-In is a federally m和ated process that requires every international student to report their information to VISA 和 have their immigration documents reviewed. 我们要求你  submit the eform before you arrive in the United States.

The online check-in form can be accessed 在这里.

所有 required documents are to be scanned in color 和 uploaded; 不接受照片.

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