Check-in sessions for new students starting in Fall 2009

Mandatory for all new F-1 and J-1 students
Sign up for online for a transfer completion session (beginning June 15)
You must attend the check-in in order for ISSP to properly report your arrival to the immigration systems SEVIS
You should attend a check-in session BEFORE the orientation begins on August 20
Sign up for a check-in session here

View a TENTATIVE schedule for Orientation

Orientation schedule for new students starting in Fall 2009

Thursday, August 20 2009, 8:00am - Friday, August 21, 2009

The orientation is mandatory for all new international students
You must check in with the ISSP and attend the orientation so that the ISSP can properly update your information in the governmental immigration system SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System). Check-ins will be available starting early August for the whole month. You may sign up on the ISSP website for a check-in appointment.
Please note that MBA, Law, Medical, and Chemistry Ph.D. students will have special group international student orientations in order to accommodate the orientation and class schedules of their respective schools. Your school or contact will provide you with information about the special check-in/orientation session.
Failure to attend will result in your inability to enroll in classes, and may cause a termination of your SEVIS record and therefore subject you to deportation
Don't forget to bring your passport/visa, I-94 card, and form I-20 (F-1 students) or DS-2019 (J-1 students)

About the orientation

In addition to attending the orientation at your school or department, you also must attend the interantional student orienation coordinated by the ISSP. The ISSP holds three student orientations during the academic year:

Around August 20 - for all new students starting their program in the Fall (everyone must first attend one of our check-in sessions which are held throughout the month of August; those who fail to attend it will not be able to enroll in classes)
Around January 19 - for all new students starting their program in the Spring
Around May 15 - for all new students starting their program in the Summer

The exact dates will be posted approximately a month before the scheduled orientation. J-1 non-degree students arriving throughout the year should attend our scholar orientation as soon as possible after their arrival.

ISSP's location

We are located in the North Decatur Building, Suite 130. We're open Mon-Fri from 8:30am to 5:00pm; exception - we're closed on Wednesdays from 1:30pm - 3:30pm. You may call us at 404-727-3300 (or 7-3300 from any on-campus phone), or email at issp@emory.edu. Emory's M shuttle stops by the North Decatur Building. (All shuttles running at Emory are free.)