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)