JOURNEY TO NYU
#1: Get Your Visa!

Welcome to NYU!

We at the Office of Global Services (OGS) are are here to assist you with all immigration-related matters. We provide students support with arriving in the United States with the necessary documentation, keeping your immigration status valid while in the US, and adjusting to a new cultural and academic environment.

This message is the first of an email series just for new international students. They contain important immigration information and resources to help you acclimate to NYU and the United States. So, stay on the look-out for future emails!

Find Your Community With The Help of Ogs and Unibuddy!

Find your Community with Unibuddy!

As you prepare to arrive, get tips and resources from NYU OGS peer mentors and other soon to be classmates. Meet and message other new students using the Unibuddy.

Get the Unibuddy app (Apple users / Android users) and start messaging today!

We have a variety of communities below you can join. If you don’t see your school listed below be sure to join the NYU International Student Community to get connected with other students at NYU!

Join the community of:

US Student Visa Resources

Now that you have your I-20 or DS-2019 (documentation from NYU that you’ll need to enter the US), we want you to understand what you’ll need to apply for your student visa. We link to several videos that US consulates have created that provide helpful overviews of the nonimmigrant visa process and further guides on what to expect and how to prepare for the visa interview itself.

We recognize that getting a student visa is complicated, where routine visa services may be delayed at many locations across the world. We have a new student frequently asked questions resource on our website that we hope you’ll find useful.

Upcoming Pre-Orientation Sessions

Pre-Orientation is a series of webinars designed to give incoming international students and their families an opportunity to become familiar with the processes and procedures associated with being a student at NYU. In addition to immigration-focused webinars, we offer informational workshops designed to help students thrive at NYU.

We record many of our sessions, so if you are unable to attend any of the sessions listed on our webpage, or those you noticed were offered earlier, be sure to check our recorded workshops to catch up on anything you may have missed!

Upcoming Webinars on the Visa Application and Interview: What to Expect

July 6th | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Consider participating in one of our upcoming information sessions where you can learn about the process to get a US student visa, what to expect for the day of your visa interview, possible outcomes of your student visa application, and resources to turn to if your application is delayed or denied. These are happening online, so register for an upcoming session now by clicking the date below that works best for you. If you’re a citizen of Canada (and your Canadian citizenship is listed on your NYU I-20 or DS-2019), you won’t need to worry about getting a visa, so you can disregard this visa information.

For a previously recorded session, check out the Recorded OGS Workshops page.

Before you arrive, talk to fellow international students on our community Facebook group, or through the Unibuddy groups shared earlier in this email.

Finally, if you have questions and concerns regarding visas and immigration, refer to our website, contact us, or schedule an online advising appointment.

Soon we’ll share information about planning your trip to New York, including when to come, what to do if you experience difficulty being able to travel to the United States by your program’s start date, and more.

Sincerely,

The Staff at Global Services