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Temporary Restriction on Entering the U.S. after Travel from the United Kingdom and Ireland. On Jan. 31, the federal Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency as a result of confirmed cases of 2019 novel coronavirus in the United States. Under a presidential proclamation issued March 14, the...

On Jan. 31, the federal Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency as a result of confirmed cases of 2019 novel coronavirus in the United States. Under a presidential proclamation issued March 11, the following restriction will take effect at 11:59 p.m. (EST) on Friday, March 13 and...

Campus Remains Open As indicated in Chancellor DiStefano’s message today, in order to limit the COVID-19 risk on campus, beginning March 16, 2020 the campus will transition to remote learning for the remainder of the semester. As Chancellor DiStefano explained in his message, the campus remains open even though courses...

Temporary Restriction on Entering the U.S. after Travel from Iran On January 31, 2020 the federal Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency as a result of confirmed cases of 2019 novel coronavirus in the United States. Under a presidential proclamation issued February 29, 2020, the following restriction...

On January 31, 2020, the federal Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency as a result of confirmed cases of 2019 novel coronavirus in the United States. Under a presidential proclamation, the following restrictions will apply to individuals who have recently traveled to China and wish to enter...

To our international students and scholars from Nigeria, Burma (Myanmar), Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan and Tanzania: Presidential Proclamation Establishing New Travel Restrictions President Trump issued a presidential proclamation on January 31, 2020 instituting new immigrant visa restrictions for foreign nationals (citizens) of the following countries seeking permanent residency (“green card” status)...

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...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is closely monitoring an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. According to CU Boulder's Medical Services, you should seek medical care if you: Traveled to Wuhan within 14 days and are experiencing...

F-1 and J-1 students are required to maintain full-time enrollment each fall and spring semester in order to maintain nonimmigrant visa status. A full course of study is defined as: Undergraduate students: At least 12 credit hours Graduate students : At least 5 graduate credit hours or a combination of...

Has your U.S. address recently changed? In order to maintain F-1 or J-1 visa status, the federal regulations require F-1 or J-1 student/scholars to report any address changes within 10 days of moving. The address you report should be the address where you are actually living even if the address...