On February 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) updated its policy regarding how far in advance new international students may apply for a student visa. New international students are now able…
On January 12, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced further expansion of premium processing eligibility for certain immigration benefit requests and classifications.
The temporary pandemic flexibilities provided by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) for F-1 international student status maintenance have expired for most international students. Only F-1 students enrolled on or before March…
Effective Feb. 1, 2023, the Office of International Services will return to its normal process of billing departments for UPS shipping costs associated with employment-based immigration documents. At the onset of the pandemic…
On Nov. 9, over 800 members of the UIC international community gathered at the Dorin Forum to celebrate the 10th Annual OIS Thanksgiving Dinner. International students, scholars, and their families shared a Thanksgiving-style…
Office of International Services|Posted on September 06, 2022
The Office of International Services is currently recruiting students to join the fall 2022 cohort of Intercultural Connections: sparking inclusive community at UIC. The program aims to foster an inclusive campus space where…
The temporary pandemic flexibilities provided by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) for F-1 international student status maintenance have expired for most international students. Only F-1 students enrolled on or before March…
Since March 2020, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) has provided international students in F and J status greater flexibility with regard to online class enrollment due to the necessary shifts in…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced that effective June 12, 2022, “all air passengers, regardless of citizenship or vaccination status, are no longer required to show a negative…
On April 28, Information Technology shared with the UIC community that beginning May 5, 2022, the University’s 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) tool, Duo, would begin blocking authentications from users whose IP address originates in…
