International Student Checklist
Get your I-20 from Office of International Education
If you haven’t received your I-20 yet, please email oie@esf.edu for assistance.
Apply for a Student Visa
If you haven’t applied for your student visa yet, please refer to our “Applying for a Student Visa” page for more information. Please email oie@esf.edu to confirm you have secured your visa or let us know if you were denied.
Upload Your Health Forms
Complete all medical clearance and health insurance information and submit all required forms. Please review ESF General Immunization Information for detailed requirements and submission instructions.
Set Up Your Housing
Check this page for First Year Undergraduate Student Housing.
Check this page for Transfer Undergraduate Student Housing.
Graduate students will all live off campus. Check this page for Living Off Campus.
Attend New International Student Summer Zoom Sessions
We will host a few virtual sessions to go over pre-arrival questions, visa questions, and more. Be on the lookout for these opportunities throughout the summer.
Notify OIE of Your Arrival Plans
Let us know when you plan to arrive on campus! For all undergraduate students, we are happy to pick you up at the airport. For all graduate students we will do our best, although most students will arrive on their own schedule. Regardless, let us know when you plan to arrive so we can celebrate!
Review Medical Clearance and Health Insurance Requirements
New York State public health laws require that all students provide documentary evidence of their health history and immunizations (measles, mumps, rubella, and meningitis). More information is found online here.
Know What to Expect at the U.S. Port of Entry
Review this page for details on arriving to the United States.
Orientation Schedule
Location: Gateway Hall
Mandatory for all F-1 and J-1 Visa Students
Time |
Presenter |
Topic |
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
OIE staff members and ISO Mentors |
Check-in and Breakfast Please bring in the following documents (passport, I-20, Visa, I-94. For transfer-in students, please bring in all of your I-20s too) |
9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. |
Kerrie Findlay, Coordinator of SA and ISO Mentors |
Ice Breaking Activities |
9:10 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. |
Tom Carter, Director of OIE |
Welcome Remark |
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
Tom Carter, Director of OIE Hui Chen, Coordinator of ISSS |
F-1 and J-1 regulations |
10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. |
OIE Team and ISO Mentors |
Campus Tour I - ESF Campus |
10:50 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
Break |
|
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Tom Carter, Director of OIE Anne Lombard, Dean of Students Jim McGravey, Account Manager at Haylor Freyer & Coons, Inc. |
American Medical System ESF Health Services Health Insurance 101 |
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Provost Mukasa ESF community members |
Welcome Lunch/ Information Desk Set up Computer Passwords/Obtain ID, Health Insurance, Leadership Development & Student Organization, Counseling Services, Career Services |
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Erica Allen, Director of Counseling Services |
Counseling Services - Culture Adjustment, mental Health Wellbeing |
2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. |
Dr. Danushi Fernando, Chief Diversity Officer |
Embracing Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity |
3:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
OIE Team |
Shopping Tour |
Time |
Presenter |
Topic |
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. |
OIE Team and ISO Mentors |
Campus Tour II - SU Campus (optional) Meet at OIE (9 Old Greenhouse) |
8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. |
|
Breakfast |
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
Amelia Hoffman, Director of Student Success and Engagement Aley O'Mara, Academic Success Coordinator Erin Tochelli, Associate Director of Academic Administration |
American Classroom Cultures and Academic Expectations |
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. |
Dr. Nino Jakhaia, Director of ESOL Center |
ESOL Program, Conversation Group and Effective Communication |
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
ISO Mentors Kerrie Findlay, Coordinator of SA |
Ice Breaking Activities |
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
ISO Mentors Ebby Adukkalil, Coordinator, Leadership Development & Student Organizations Kerrie Findlay, Coordinator of Education Abroad |
ESF Student Experience Panel: Cultural Programs, Community Involvement and Leadership Opportunities |
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
OIE, ISO Mentors |
Lunch/sign up for SEVIS Registration |
1:00 p.m. -1:40 p.m. |
Dr. Danushi Fernando, Chief Diversity Officer |
Understand Title IX |
1:40 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. |
ESF Sustainable Operations Officer of Sustainable Facilities & Operations Team |
Sustainability |
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Top Carter, Director of OIE |
Resources and Next Steps |
3:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
OIE Team |
Shopping Tour |
Friday, August 18, SEVIS Check-in from 9 am to 12 pm at OIE (9 Old Greenhouse)