The Office of International Services wishes everyone a very happy Thanksgiving. Please visit us before 1:00 PM on Wednesday, November 21, 2018. Our office will be closed on Thursday, November 22, 2018, and Friday, November 23, 2018. We will reopen on Monday, November 26, 2018, at 8:30 AM. …Continue Reading OIS Closed for Thanksgiving
Monday, November 12, 2018 – Friday, November 16, 2018 Each year in mid-November, educational institutions across the country celebrate International Education Week (IEW). This joint initiative was established by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to…Continue Reading International Education Week 2018
Are you riding the waves of culture shock since arriving in the U.S.? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Story by: Lydia Siriprakorn The sun is too bright today. The traffic didn’t seem so bad at first but is completely unbearable lately. Even the Los Angeles air smells funny now, not refreshing like it did just weeks…Continue Reading Culture Shock Shakes Things Up for New Students
The Office of International Services will be closed on Wednesday, July 4, 2018 in observance of Independence Day. We will reopen on Thursday, July 5, 2018 at 8:30 AM….Continue Reading OIS Closed on July 4, 2018
On June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling to uphold the President’s executive order on travel for citizens of Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Yemen, North Korea and Venezuela. In fall 2017, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released statements clarifying that benefits for students and scholars…Continue Reading Travel Ban Update
The Office of International Services will be closed on Monday, May 28, 2018 in observance of Memorial Day. We will reopen on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 8:30 AM. …Continue Reading OIS Closed for Memorial Day, May 28, 2018
Students traveling to their home country to spend time with their family and friends or vacationing outside the U.S. over summer break are NOT required to update their local U.S. address information in their myUSC/OASIS student account even though USCIS regulations state students must report any changes to their residential address within 10 days from…Continue Reading Local U.S. Address Update Policy Guidance During Summer Break
Alexa Argumedo has joined OIS as Intake Coordinator. In this role, she will be the first point-of-contact for student and scholars visiting the OIS front desk. A southern California native, Alexa attended Culver City High School and studied Communication Studies with an emphasis in immigration and media at the University of San Diego. She is…Continue Reading OIS Welcomes New Staff Member Alexa Argumedo
WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 27, 2018 that the agency will begin phasing in use of the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) Signature Confirmation Restricted Delivery service to mail Green Cards and other secure documents beginning April 30, 2018. The first phase will affect documents that need to be re-mailed because…Continue Reading USCIS to Begin Using More Secure Mail Delivery Service
On March 23, 2018, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) will launch the SEVP Portal. The portal is a tool F-1 students on post-completion Optional Practical Training (OPT) or Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) OPT can use to view and/or report changes to their home address, telephone number and employer information. There is…Continue Reading New Protocol for Updating Information While on OPT