Checklist For International Graduate Students
The following checklist contains the steps you need to take as a new international graduate student upon first arriving to the University of Minnesota. Click on the above link to view the undergraduate checklist.
Before you arrive:
- Confirm your Enrollment
- Apply for your Student Visa OR begin your visa transfer process
(Visa transfers are students coming from another U.S college or university)
- Sponsored Students: Contact the sponsored student coordinator
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Apply for on-campus housing or research off-campus housing options
- Plan for your Expenses and Payment of Tuition
- Prepare for your New Student Orientation
- Choose your Arrival Date
- Reserve your temporary housing
- Send your Immunization Record and Complete the online form
- Initiate Your U of M E-Mail Account
Please Note: A Social Security number is not needed to activate your email account. You may leave this field blank.
- Read the International Student Ambassador blog to learn about life at the U of M.
- Plan Transportation from the Airport
After you arrive:
- Check into Temporary Housing
- Sponsored Students: Schedule an appointment with the sponsored student coordinator
- Attend Document Check and bring the your documents
- Attend International Orientation Program (ISOP)
- Remove Registration Holds
- Contact Your College/Department
You will need to obtain necessary permissions for registration. You may also be expected to attend a university or a department orientation.
- Update addresses on OneStop
- Sign up for Health Insurance when you Register for Classes
- Obtain Identification Card
- Pay Tuition & Fees
- Subscribe to the ISSS Weekly Update
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