ISSS News

Let ISSS Know! If you are graduating this semester: Email ISSS as soon as possible to let us know you intend to graduate. If you plan to defend your dissertation or thesis prior to the start of the Spring 2020 term: Email ISSS as soon as possible so that ISSS...

Document Pickup Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. General International Student & Scholar Advising Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday: 12:30 to 3 p.m. Email: isss@colorado.edu Third-Party Sponsored Student Advising Monday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday: Noon to 3 p.m. Thursday: 10 a.m. to...

Each fall and spring semester a hold is placed on all F-1 and J-1 student records to prevent them from dropping a class without prior permission from ISSS and unintentionally falling below full-time enrollment , a violation of status. This hold does not affect a student's ability to add a...

All students are required to have medical insurance while attending CU Boulder. Please select your insurance immediately to avoid fees. Anyone who will maintain coverage through an individual health insurance plan and has not waived the CU Boulder Gold Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) by September 5, 2019 will begin...

Anyone who is not a U.S. citizen, including someone who is a lawful permanent resident, any person on any type of visa, and even someone with no immigration status, is prohibited from using, possessing, or working with marijuana. Even though it is legal in Colorado and many other states and...

Court Temporarily Blocks USCIS’s Unlawful Presence Memo On May 3, 2019, a district court judge for the Middle District of North Carolina temporarily blocked USCIS's memo on accrual of unlawful presence for F, J, and M nonimmigrants. This memo was originally issued on May 10, 2018, and was then updated...

ISSS is redesigning its website and we want your feedback! Tell us how we can improve our content, navigation, design, and your overall user experience. Please complete the relevant survey below to to voice your opinions and share ideas. Student /Scholar Feedback Survey CU Department Feedback Survey Responses are anonymous...

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Scams are unfortunately becoming increasingly sophisticated and common in the United States. Please be aware of scammers posing as government/immigration/law enforcement officials requesting payment or personal information. Some scammers will manipulate caller ID technology so that it appears they are calling from a legitimate office or agency (e.g., FBI, IRS,...