{"id":34,"date":"2024-04-10T21:11:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T21:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/experience-tst.syr.edu\/intercultural-collective\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2025-12-19T10:51:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:51:01","slug":"arrival-and-check-in","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/intercultural-collective\/center-for-international-services\/arrival-and-check-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrival and Check-In"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span>The Center for International Services looks forward to welcoming you on campus! Please complete the International Student Check-In Process by following the instructions below. If you have any questions, please <\/span><a href=\"mailto:international@syr.edu\">email the Center for International Services<\/a><span>\u202f\u202for call&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"tel:+13154432457\">315.443.2457<\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Check in After Arriving in the U.S.<\/h2>\n\n\n<div role=\"region\" class=\"accordion\">\n      <div class=\"accordion-item border border-gray-light\">\n      <div class=\"accordion-header-text\">\n        <h3 class=\"margin-bottom-0\">\n          <button class=\"accordion-header full-width background-gray-light-30 border-0 margin-0 padding-top-2 padding-bottom-2 padding-left-3 padding-right-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            Step 1: Save electronic copies of your immigration documents.            <div class='accordion-toggle icon-right' class=''>\n              <i class='icon-chevron-right'><\/i>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/button>\n        <\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class='accordion-content'>\n        <p>You will need to upload electronic copies of your immigration documents when completing your international student check-in request (step 3).<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Save electronic copies of the following.\n<ul>\n<li>Passport biodata page.<\/li>\n<li>Most recent U.S. visa. (Citizens of Canada and Bermuda should upload a copy of the most recent U.S. entry stamp in your passport if you do not have a U.S. visa.)<\/li>\n<li>DS-2019, if not issued by Syracuse University.<\/li>\n<li>F-2 or J-2 dependents&#8217; passports and visas (if any).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Retrieve your<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/i94.cbp.dhs.gov\/I94\/#\/home\"><strong>I-94 Arrival Record<\/strong><\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>(not Travel History) and save an electronic copy. If no I-94 Arrival Record is found, save an electronic copy of the &#8220;No record found for traveler&#8221; search result.<\/li>\n<li>Return to this page and complete the remaining steps.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n      <div class=\"accordion-item border border-gray-light\">\n      <div class=\"accordion-header-text\">\n        <h3 class=\"margin-bottom-0\">\n          <button class=\"accordion-header full-width background-gray-light-30 border-0 margin-0 padding-top-2 padding-bottom-2 padding-left-3 padding-right-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            Step 2: Update MySlice personal profile information.            <div class='accordion-toggle icon-right' class=''>\n              <i class='icon-chevron-right'><\/i>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/button>\n        <\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class='accordion-content'>\n        <p>Using your NetID and password,<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/myslice.syr.edu\/\">log in to MySlice<\/a>\u00a0and update the following information<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>under\u00a0\u201cMy Profile.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unless living on campus, add the U.S. address where you will be living this semester in the &#8220;Current&#8221; address type. On-campus addresses will be added to MySlice by the Residential Living team.<\/li>\n<li>Add your U.S. cell phone number as a preferred number.<\/li>\n<li>Add emergency contacts in your home country and in the U.S., if any.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n      <div class=\"accordion-item border border-gray-light\">\n      <div class=\"accordion-header-text\">\n        <h3 class=\"margin-bottom-0\">\n          <button class=\"accordion-header full-width background-gray-light-30 border-0 margin-0 padding-top-2 padding-bottom-2 padding-left-3 padding-right-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            Step 3: Complete the Check-In Request in MySlice.            <div class='accordion-toggle icon-right' class=''>\n              <i class='icon-chevron-right'><\/i>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/button>\n        <\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class='accordion-content'>\n        <p>Complete the Check-In Request in the International Student\/Scholar Portal in MySlice.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/myslice.ps.syr.edu\/\">Log in to<span>\u00a0<\/span>MySlice<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>using your Syracuse University NetID and password.<\/li>\n<li>On your \u201cStudent Home\u201d page, select the \u201cInternational Student\/Scholar\u201d tile.<\/li>\n<li>Go to the Student Request Center at the top right of the page, then select the &#8220;Check-In&#8221; button and follow the instructions for completing the check-in process.<\/li>\n<li>Select &#8220;Next&#8221; to move through the Check-In Request, and then select &#8220;Submit&#8221; to submit your request after you have completed the questionnaire and uploaded copies of your documents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n      <div class=\"accordion-item border border-gray-light\">\n      <div class=\"accordion-header-text\">\n        <h3 class=\"margin-bottom-0\">\n          <button class=\"accordion-header full-width background-gray-light-30 border-0 margin-0 padding-top-2 padding-bottom-2 padding-left-3 padding-right-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            Step 4: Attend an Immigration Overview Session.            <div class='accordion-toggle icon-right' class=''>\n              <i class='icon-chevron-right'><\/i>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/button>\n        <\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class='accordion-content'>\n        <p><span> All international students must attend an Immigration Overview Session after completing the electronic Check-In. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Spring 2026 Immigration Overview Session<\/h2>\n<h3>Graduate Students<\/h3>\n<p><!-- wp:table --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Date<\/th>\n<th>Time<\/th>\n<th>Location<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Thursday, Jan. 8<\/td>\n<td>11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;table&quot;,{&quot;displayMode&quot;:null,&quot;isNumberColumnEnabled&quot;:false,&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;localId&quot;:&quot;fbb03c1b-1d6d-4491-bee8-9b9613231cdb&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:null,&quot;__autoSize&quot;:false},&quot;tableRow&quot;,null,&quot;tableCell&quot;,{&quot;colspan&quot;:1,&quot;rowspan&quot;:1,&quot;colwidth&quot;:null,&quot;background&quot;:null}]\">102 Hall of Languages<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Undergraduate Students<\/h3>\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Date<\/th>\n<th>Time<\/th>\n<th>Location<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Friday, Jan. 9<\/td>\n<td>10:30-11:30 a.m.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;table&quot;,{&quot;displayMode&quot;:null,&quot;isNumberColumnEnabled&quot;:false,&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;localId&quot;:&quot;fbb03c1b-1d6d-4491-bee8-9b9613231cdb&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:null,&quot;__autoSize&quot;:false},&quot;tableRow&quot;,null,&quot;tableCell&quot;,{&quot;colspan&quot;:1,&quot;rowspan&quot;:1,&quot;colwidth&quot;:null,&quot;background&quot;:null}]\">Center for International Services (310 Walnut Place)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Prepare for and Attend Orientation Sessions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more on the <a href=\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/intercultural-collective\/center-for-international-services\/orientation\/\">Orientation webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Center for International Services looks forward to welcoming you on campus! Please complete the International Student Check-In Process by following the instructions below. If you have any questions, please email the Center for International Services\u202f\u202for call&nbsp;315.443.2457. 1. Check in After Arriving in the U.S. 2. 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