Hello,
This week I will provide information regarding the International Center to assist with your arrival in the coming weeks. Besides the Graduate InterConnect Program, the International Center is a good resource and offers services and events to assist with your transition to the U.S. In addition, this would be a good time to start reviewing the post-arrival checklists.
Before all of the details below, I wanted to personally invite you to our Welcome Mixer on Monday, September 18 from 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM at the Verano Common Rooms (Verano Graduate Housing, California Ave. and Adobe Circle). This is a fun casual event to get to meet the peer mentors and other international graduate students before Orientation. I’ll be there and I hope to see you there as well!
International Center
Services UC Irvine International Center offers include:
- Advising on immigration and visa issues (program changes, academic issues, employment in the U.S., and travel)
- Advocates and assists with government offices and other UCI offices
- Courses: English Conversation Program
- Programs: English Development Workshop Series, Career Development Workshop Series, Across the Bridge, International Coffee Hour, Bye Bye Culture Shock, IC Helping Hands, Life in the U.S. Series, and Explore Southern California SeriesReview the International Center Handbook for information needed to maintain you F-1 or J-1 immigration status.You will need to complete the electronic visa check-in, iNavigateUCI, within 3 days of arriving to the U.S.
Social Security Shuttle Service: If you will be employed at UCI at the beginning of fall and need to apply for a Social Security Number, I recommend that you sign-up for the free Social Security Shuttle Service on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, 9:45 AM – 2:00 PM to the Mission Viejo Social Security office.
Information for the Sign Up Sheet for the service must be submitted by Tuesday, September 5 at 5:00PM. Read more information about the trip and documents needed on the International Center website. For questions regarding this trip, email programs@ic.uci.edu.
Graduate Welcome and Orientation
If you haven’t done so already, please be sure to registers for the Graduate Welcome and Orientation. We are only a few weeks away from the event and you won’t want to miss it. Check your emails for updates from the Graduate Division.