ISPO is Offering Limited In-Person Appointments this Fall
Are you on-campus this fall and would you like to meet with an ISPO Advisor in-person? ISPO will be available for physically distanced in-person appointments starting this Thursday, October 15th! ISPO will continue to be available via regular Zoom Advising however the In-Person Appointments give our students another option to connect with our office! 

Appointments will be offered each Thursday between 9 am – 1:00 pm PST (days/times are subject to change). 
Fall 2020 Check-In Deadline: Friday, October 16th
WHY IS ISPO ASKING ME TO SUBMIT THIS FORM? 
The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) has outlined guidance for international students in place for Fall 2020 to maintain their student status while studying in the U.S. To comply with the guidance in place, ISPO requires certain students to submit the Fall 2020 Check-In to ensure we collect required information to take action on your SEVIS record such as add a remark or report that you have recently arrived to the U.S. to begin a new program.   

  • Continuing Student Remarks: Within 10 days of any U.S. address change, international students are required to update their address in TritonLink. However, as many of our international students are outside this fall, SEVP guidance requires institutions to add a remark on a student’s record “Departed the United States due to COVID-19" if a student’s address for the fall is outside of the U.S.  

  • New Student Activation of SEVIS Record: Newly admitted students are required to report to their institutions if they are physically studying in the U.S. this fall quarter in order to ACTIVATE their SEVIS record. Students who will begin a new program remotely (from outside of the U.S.) this fall quarter are not required to complete the Fall 2020 Check-In.
 
AFTER SUBMISSION, WHAT IMPACT DOES THIS REMARK HAVE ON MY VISA STATUS AND TRAVEL? 
The remark on your SEVIS record is in compliance with the SEVP guidance provided to institutions and should not have any negative impacts on your visa status. Although you may not have departed the U.S. due to the direct impacts of COVID-19, online coursework available to you as a result of the pandemic makes it possible to do so. Please be aware that continuing students who are seeking travel and re-entry during the fall quarter may use the Travel Support Letter for continuing students located in ISPO’s iPortal Home Page (under Notifications) which explains your eligibility to maintain F-1 Status and seek reentry into the U.S. while enrolled in fully remote courses. You may print this document for use when traveling. 

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