Immigration Workshop Descriptions
Workshop
Topics:
Maintaining F-1 Student Status, Getting Settled
(optional): Social Security Number & Driver's License, Know
Your Immigration Documents, Working on an F-1
Student Visa, Traveling on an F-1 Student Visa,
Graduating on an F-1 Visa
**Allow 1 hour for Single Workshops and 1.5 hours
for Dual Workshops**
You MUST
attend one
workshop for each topic within your first academic semester
(Getting
Settled is
optional). If you do not attend at least one of each, you will have
an academic hold on your record and will not be able to access your
grades at the end of the semester.
Below you will find the descriptions of all the
Immigration Workshops. When you are ready, click on the
signup icon below the description (
) to access our submittable reservation
form. Please fill out the form and click 'submit' after choosing
ALL events you are able to attend. We will then contact you with
more details. You MUST signup for events in order to
participate!
**If you sign up for a Mandatory Immigration
Workshop and you will not be able to attend, you must give
24 hour notice (no less) in order to be excused, otherwise,
you are expected to be there. If you do not give 24 hour
notice and do not attend, you will have an academic hold put on
your record for fall 2013 for not completing all workshops, and you
will have to complete the skipped workshop over the
summer.**
Immigration Workshop Descriptions
Getting Settled: Social Security Number and Driver's License
(Attendance Optional)
This workshop is specifically designed for incoming
international students. We will address any questions you have
about obtaining an Indiana driver's license and what you need to
obtain a SSN in the U.S.
Workshop: Know Your Immigration Documents
This workshop will explain all the important information and
function of your immigration documents as well as how you will
utilize them to get a SSN, driver's license and job. Your documents
may change or increase over the course of your studies. It is very
important that you understand what your documents can do for
you...and how much they cost if you lose them.
Workshop: Maintaining F-1 Student Status
We will be discussing topics such as full-time student status,
leave of absences and visa extensions. Much of what is discussed in
this workshop is information that you will need throughout your
academic career as an F-1 student.
Workshop: Traveling on an F-1 Student Visa
Find out what you need to do before you leave the US, before you
leave the US. Make sure you have all the documents you need and
that you are prepared to re-enter the US with ease. Also, how easy
is it to travel within the US? Find out!
Workshop: Working on an F-1 Student Visa
There are three main types of authorized employment for F-1
students: on-campus, OPT, and CPT. Learn when and how you are
eligible for each type of employment as well as what you will need
to provide to the OISS to be approved for each type of
employment.
Workshop: Graduating on an F-1 Visa
Do NOT wait until after graduation to figure out what you are
going to do next. By then it will be too late. Learn what your
options are after graduation and be prepared for your future. After
the workshop you will know what you can do after graduation, have
all your questions answered, and have a better idea of what your
next step will be.
Immigration Workshop Exemption
OISS has created a list of questions based on the information
in the workshops. If you can answer ALL the
questions correctly (47 out of 47), OISS will excuse you from
all the workshops. There is a generous time limit (30 days) but
just remember that afterward you may still be required to complete
the workshops.
If you are interested in completing the immigration questions,
please email a request to Hillary Zorman and the link to the
questions will be sent to you.