Cornell University ISSO

• Immigration & Visas
• Visa Information for Newly Admitted Students
• F-1 Student Status
• I-20 Extension
• Changing Visa Status to F-1
• Current students: I-20 to request F-1 status
• Employment in F-1 Status
• Curricular Practical Training (CPT)
• Optional Practical Training (OPT)
• Extensions of OPT
• OPT Frequently Asked Questions
• OPT Report Form
• Are you Graduating Soon?
• Leave of Absence & "In Absentia" registration
• Medical Leave of Absence
• Change in Level or Degree Program
• Transfer of Schools
• Bringing F-2 dependents
• For Departments: I-9 for F-1 student

JGSM – MBA International Students Fall 2011
ISSO Orientation Session / Check In Instructions

Download as a handout here

Welcome New International MBA Students!

The staff of the International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) looks forward to welcoming you to Cornell at our orientation session on Friday, August 5th, at 1:30 p.m. At this session, we will discuss important information about your visa status. We will also take care of your ISSO immigration check in, so you do not need to come to the ISSO to check in before this session.

Before the session, we ask that you please prepare the following documents:

1. Make one photocopy of each of the following documents AFTER you have entered the U.S. (The Johnson school will direct you to a copier if you do not have access to one.):
   

   - Passport identification page (the page with your photo). If you government extended or renewed your passport on another page, please copy that page, too.
   - F-1 or J-1 Visa Stamp in the passport (Canadians won’t have this)
   - I-94 Card (the small white card that says “departure card” at the top).
   - I-20 (F-1 students) or DS-2019 (J-1 students)

2. Print out and complete the International Office “Check In Data Sheet”
3. Print out and read the “F-1 Student Immigration Responsibilities” handout and sign the third page. If you are J-1, we will give you the J-1 maintaining your status form when you arrive at the session.
4. Also bring your original I-20 or DS-2019 to the session!!! (We will need to sign it for travel)

Please bring the materials listed above with you to the Friday August 5th, ISSO orientation session. Please note: If you have already checked in at the ISSO, you do not need to bring the documents listed above to the ISSO orientation session.

For very useful information on getting settled in Ithaca and the U.S. check out our new "Now that you are here" web pages!

Thank you and we will see you soon!