Fall 2008

Pre Orientation Checking will be held 8:30 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. and 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. in Room 306 Stewart Center during the following days:

• Monday August 18th
• Tuesday August 19th
• Wednesday August 20th
• Friday August 22nd  

Check-in is required. You must report on one of the days and times listed. The entire process will take about one hour.

Please bring the following:

• your passport
• Form I-20 or Form DS-2019
• I-94 departure card
• local address and phone number
• address and phone number of an emergency contact in the US
• address and phone number of an emergency contact in your home country
• all previous immigration documents if you are transferring from another U.S. institution
• If you have dependents with you in the U.S., bring all of their immigration documents as well.

You will be given a detailed orientation schedule and information packet. Additional information about Registration, health insurance, and setting up your email account will be available.

If you arrive after these dates, please report to Room 136 of Schleman Hall beginning on Monday, August 25th, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Bring the same documentation as listed above. Late arrival is discouraged! Students leaving another U.S. educational institution to attend Purdue must complete the check-in process (including transfer procedures) with the ISS office during the first two weeks of their first semester. Failure to do so may lead to loss of legal nonimmigrant status and interruption of studies.

If you are transferring from another educational institution in the U.S. to Purdue, you must notify your current institution before you depart that you will be attending Purdue for the fall semester. This will allow the other institution to transfer you out of the government's SEVIS database and for our office to access your SEVIS record and issue you a new transfer I-20 or DS-2019. You must bring your immigration documents to the Pre-Orientation Check-in to complete the transfer process.