More information about travel can be found on our website: http://international.global.uconn.edu/students/current-students/current-students-travel-requirements/

 

 

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Check out some Winter 2016 Programs from the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History and Connecticut Archaeology Center!

http://www.cac.uconn.edu/mnhcurrentcalendar.html

 

Registration is now open for our Fall Bus Trip to NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND!

10/18/15 Bus Departs Storrs Campus 8AM

$25.00 – LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE!

Sign Up and Pay Here

 

See below flyer for more details and information:

 

ISSS NEWPORT BUS TRIP FLYER

Registration is now open for our Fall Bus Trip to THE BIG E, “New England’s Great State Fair”!

$15.00 – LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE!

Sign Up and Pay Here

*ISSS Registration and Payment is for Transportation ONLY; Additional fees include $15.00 admission for entry to the fair at the main gate*

 

See below flyer for more details and information:

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SERVICE ADVISORY:  Aug. 11-15, 2015, DMV Offices Closed – Except for Some License Services.  Offices Reopen on Aug. 18.  Expiration Deadlines Extended.  See more info here.

To all international students, scholars, exchange visitors, and Uconn sponsoring departments:

ISSS online forms (online check-in, new student orientation registration and payment, OPT information form, I-20/DS-2019 Online Request Form to name a few) will become unavailable on Saturday, 8/8/15.  Please plan accordingly and avoid this outage period to ensure ISSS receives your information.

Message from UITS:

The UITS Data Center will be down between 5:00 am – 5:00 pm on Saturday, August 8th, and the power in MSB will be shut off between 7:00 am – 3:00 pm.  During this planned outage, facilities will correct systemic issues with power distribution and supply to the Data Center.  We will be maintaining information about this outage, including a detailed timeline and a list of services that will remain available, at datacenter.uits.uconn.edu.

This announcement is ONLY for F-1 students and their F-2 dependents: (June 11, 2015)

Great news!  ISSS is happy to announce a recent change to the regulation regarding F-2 dependent’s eligibility to study in the U.S.  The following is a summary of the new rule and this is effective immediately.

1. F-2 Post-secondary study at a SEVIS-certified school (e.g. community college, university)
   a.  F-2 spouses are permitted to be engaged in study, degree or non-degree & credit or non-credit, as long as it is part-time (less than a full-time course load).  Pursuant to respective regulations, full-time is defined at UConn as:

• Study at the undergraduate level = 12 credits per semester
• Study at the graduate level = 9 credits per semester
• Study at the professional level = varied, confirm with ISSS
• UCAELI (ESL study) = 18 hours per week
• Study  during summer = Varied.  Contact an ISSS advisor to learn the full-time definition for a particular summer session in which the F-2 visa holder wishes to enroll

If study by the F-2 takes place at a school other than UConn, including UConn Health Center, the F-2 must confirm with a Designated School Official (DSO) at the attending school, in writing, their full-time definition(s) to avoid any status violation.

b.  F-2 dependents must NOT pursue full-time study at post-secondary institutions.  If the F-2 wishes to study on a full-time basis, s/he must change his/her status to F-1 and full-time study can begin only after obtaining F-1 status.  If the F-2 is engaged in full-time study, s/he is considered to have violated F-2 status and is subject to SEVIS termination.  If the F-2 wishes to change status to F-1 to study at UConn, please contact ISSS for guidance.

2. F-2 children are allowed to study at elementary and secondary study even on a full-time basis (kindergarten through twelfth grade).

3. F-2 dependents are NOT permitted to be engaged in employment, including practical training.  If an academic program in which the F-2 enrolls requires internships or practicums for the program, s/he will need to change his/her status to F-1 and comply with all F-1 regulations, including full-time enrollment.

Please note that these are brand new rules, which still require further detailed guidance from the government.  This means that all advice and information provided by ISSS regarding F-2 study is subject to change upon future guidance releases.

Should you have any questions, please contact ISSS.

Happy Summer!