New Student To-Do List

Important reminder for new UConn students!

All international students on F-1 and J-1 visas must complete the New Student To Do list and Submit Arrival Documents online in the ISSS Portal:

• • after arriving in the United States,
  • when transferring to UConn from another school, or
  • when starting a new program at UConn. 

The deadline to submit arrival documents is January 17, 2023. Failure to submit may result in the termination of your SEVIS record and I-20/DS-2019. This is a requirement of your student visa.  

• • Transfer-in & Change Education Level students need to Submit Arrival Documents, even if you did not leave the U.S. this summer.
  • Graduate students approved for late arrival need to Submit Arrival Documents as soon as you arrive to campus.
  • Change of Status Students should wait to submit arrival documents until your change of status is approved.

In order to “Submit Arrival Documents”, you will need to save certain documents in electronic format (.pdf or .jpg). These documents are listed below:

• • Form I-20/DS-2019, signed by you at the bottom of page 1
  • Passport biographical page
  • Visa page in passport (unless you are from Canada/Bermuda)
  • Entry stamp in passport (where immigration stamped upon entry, if applicable*)
  • I-94 admission record.  Print or screenshot your I-94 – select “Get Most Recent I-94”. 
  • If you have accompanying family on F-2/J-2 visas, you must prepare the same files for them.

If you take a picture of your documents with your smart phone to upload in the ISSS Portal, this is OK, but you must be sure they are clear and easy to read. 

If your plans have changed and you will NOT study at UConn, please email international@uconn.edu to report your cancellation, and destroy the UConn Form I-20/DS-2019 (do not use it to enter the U.S.). 

If you will not arrive to UConn for this coming semester, but will come for a later term, do not Submit Arrival Documents. Instead, visit our website for additional information regarding CANCEL/DEFER procedures.

******Remember - you must be enrolled full time!*******