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image-checklist Checklist For New International Students

The following checklist contains the steps you need to take as a new international student upon first arriving to the University of Minnesota. Click on the above link to view the undergraduate checklist.

Before you arrive:

  1. Confirm your Enrollment
  2. Apply for your Student Visa OR begin your visa transfer process
    (Visa transfers are students coming from another U.S college or university)

  3. Apply for on-campus housing or research off-campus housing options

  4. Plan for your Expenses and Payment of Tuition
  5. Schedule your New Student Orientation
  6. Choose your Arrival Date
  7. Reserve your temporary housing
  8. Send your Immunization Record
  9. 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.

After you arrive:

  1. Plan Transportation from the Airport
  2. Check into Temporary Housing
  3. Attend Document Check and bring the your documents

  4. Attend International Orientation Program (ISOP) date

  5. Remove Registration Holds

  6. 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.

  7. Update addresses on OneStop

  8. Sign up for Health Insurance when you Register for Classes

  9. Obtain Identification Cards

  10. Pay Tuition & Fees

  11. Subscribe to the ISSS Weekly Update

 

 
 
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