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Checklilst For New Students for Winter Quarter 2009

Do your university housing contract online at:http://www.facilities.ohiou.edu/housing/rs/index.htmll by clicking on "My Housing". (All undergraduates who have completed less than two academic years of study are required to do this contract before arriving). Questions? Email housing@ohio.edu
Make a reservation for the airport shuttle (December 27, 28, 29) at: http://www.ohio.edu/transportation Questions? Email transportation@ohio.edu
Make a reservation for temporary housing (December 26 to January 4) at: http://www.facilities.ohiou.edu/housing/rs/index.html by clicking on "Interim/Temporary Housing" Questions? Email housing@ohio.edu
Register at our office (348 Baker University Center) when you arrive by bringing your I-20 or DS-2019, passport, and I-94. Important Dates:
December 29:
Register at ISFS, 348 Baker Center from 8:00am to 5:00pm
December 29:
TOEFL Preparation meeting at 2:00pm
December 30:
TOEFL Test at 8:00am
December 31:
Required international orientation program for all new international students.
January 2:
TOEFL Test results
January 2:
Required academic orientation for all new undergraduate international students who pass the TOEFL test.
January 5:
Winter quarter classes begin

 

Walk-in appointments are available every weekday from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. during Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters.

Our website is undergoing construction and a new and improved version will be launched soon. If you cannot find what you are looking for here please call our office or schedule an appointment with an international student advisor. Suggestions are welcome!

Update on Optional Practical Training (OPT)
18 September 2008
On Friday, April 4, 2008, USCIS announced that it would be publishing new regulations regarding OPT.  These regulations were published on Tuesday, April 8, 2008, and became effective immediately. 
The key provisions of the new regulations are described below.  The provisions that have received the most attention are the provisions for some students to extend their post-completion OPT for an additional 17 months and the provision that will provide certain students authorized for OPT an extension of their employment authorization while waiting for their H1B approval.  THERE ARE OTHER IMPORTANT PROVISIONS IN THESE NEW REGULATIONS. For more information click here (you will need Adobe Reader to view this document).

International Week 2008
Thank you to all that helped make Internatioanl Week a success!
An International Week 2008 recap can be found here.

 

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photographer Rick Fatica

International Focus | Ohio University Front Door
International Student & Faculty Services
348 Baker University Center/ One Park Place
Athens, OH 45701
Tel: 740.593.4330 | Fax: 740.593.4328 |Email: isfs@ohio.edu
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