Coronavirus

Jan. 27, 2020

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...

Full-Time Enrollment Requirement

Dec. 12, 2019

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...

Address Update Requirement

Dec. 11, 2019

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...

Third-Party Document Pick Up

Nov. 4, 2019

ISSS was recently informed by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) that new SEVP guidance states that an immigration document issued by ISSS must be issued directly to the student, not to a third-party representative. For many years, ISSS has had an internal process allowing international students and scholars...

ISSS Drop Advising Hold- Fall 2019

Aug. 27, 2019

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...

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Stay Away From Marijuana (Cannabis)-Related Activities & Industries

May 7, 2019

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...

Alumni: You Must Manually Subscribe to ISSS News to Receive Future Issues

April 22, 2019

If you graduated from CU Boulder and would like to continue to receive ISSS News you must manually subscribe to the newsletter in order to receive future issues. If you do not take action, this will be your last issue. You can access the ISSS News archive on the our...

Protect Yourself from Scams

Sept. 1, 2018

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,...

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