Things To Do Upon Arriving in Syracuse, NY
Office of International Education

• MANDATORY Check-In with the Slutzker Center for International Services on the Syracuse University Campus
  Although ESF’s Office of International Education is your primary resource for immigration advice and document services, new international student check-in and arrival services will be provided by Syracuse University’s Slutzker Center for International Services at 310 Walnut Place (across from the Bird Library) (see map). Please bring all of your immigration documents with you when you go to check-in with the Slutzker Center (I-20/DS-2019, passport, I-94 card, visa, SEVIS Fee Receipt, and TOEFL score). Your documents will be scanned and a student record will be created for you.
  
  You will also receive information about the New Student Arrival Seminar, a seminar designed to help acclimate you to Syracuse, NY and the College community, and be given a Clearance Form that will require you to attend certain orientation events and provide pertinent documents in order to ensure that your College record is accurate.
  
  
• Complete the Required Clearance Form Activities and Obtain Signatures
  The Clearance Form activities must be completed in order to be cleared for class registration and to prevent a hold from being placed on your student account.
  
  You should submit your completed Clearance Form to the ESF Office of International Education or hand it in at the ESF immigration orientation session.
  
  
• Attend the New Student Arrival Seminar (NSAS) at the Slutzker Center for International Services
  New Student Arrival Seminar date and time will be assigned when you check-in.
  
  
• Take the English Language Assessment Exam (ELAE) If Applicable
  • Required for all undergraduate students in order to determine the proper English class placement.
  • Required for graduate students with a TOEFL score under 600 (under 250 if you took the computerized test or under 100 if you took the internet-based, IBT, version).
  • Please contact Dr. Margo Sampson at masampso@syr.edu if you have any questions regarding this exam.
    
    
• Complete the Medical Clearance
  Submit immunization and medical history Syracuse University's Health Services Center.
  Complete the required Tuberculosis screening.
  
  
• Graduate Students: Check-In with Your Academic Department
  
  
• Graduate Students with Assistantships: Complete I-9 Employment Eligibility Process with Human Resources (101 Bray Hall)
  
  
• Set-up Your Net-ID Account
  Your Net-ID allows you to log into campus computers and your college email account. For additional information about setting up your account access the NetID Services website.
  
  
• Confirm the Billing Address of your Sponsor with the Bursar If Applicable
  If you are sponsored by funds other than personal or family you should confirm with the Bursar the billing address of your sponsor. The Bursar's Office is located at 102 Bray Hall.
  
  
• Attend MANDATORY Immigration Orientation Seminar
  Please coordinate your travel in order to attend the mandatory immigration orientation session. (Graduates: 8/24/2009; Undergraduates: 8/25/2009).
  
  
• Attend ESF Orientation Program
  You must also attend the general ESF Graduate Orientation Program or Undergraduate Orientation Program