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Effective January 5, 2023 at 12:01 Eastern Time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will require a negative COVID-19 test for people traveling to the U.S. from the People’s Republic of China, including Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR. For details, please see the announcements from the Department of State and the CDC. Students who are traveling to the U.S. January 5 or later must ensure they comply with this new requirement.

We’ve received the following message about students recently hired by Amazon. “As a part of our annual operating planning review, we look at each part of our business and make adjustments as needed. In this macro-economic environment, it’s more important than ever for our company to be thoughtful with our business decisions. As a result, we have made the difficult decision to delay the start date of select full-time candidates from various universities, including those who are currently students at…

Post updated: January 4, 2023 In Winter 2023, we’re excited to welcome new students to Seattle! All new international students are required to attend orientation events. During orientations, students have a chance to meet their peers, learn about campus resources, and most importantly, learn about their immigration responsibilities! Mark your calendars and get ready for a fun winter quarter! F-1 Immigration Orientation Dates Wednesday, January 4th from 3:00 PM to 6:30 PM Thursday, January 5th from 3:00 PM to 6:30…

It was great to meet most of the incoming J-1 students at the J-1 Orientation Session on September 22, 2022. We hope that those of you who attended enjoyed the Costco treats CIRCLE provided. As Felipe Martinez mentioned, Costco gives a great introduction to American-style pastries (which may lack the quality some of you are used to). On October 13th, we hosted a make-up J-1 Immigration Orientation Session. We know that not all students were able to attend due to…

In Autumn 2022, the International Student Advising Team is hosting virtual drop-in advising sessions for you. Because all of our ISS team is working hard to process your requests and respond to your other inquiries, we won’t have a host during our Zoom meeting. Please review the information on this post to know what to expect. Joining Drop-Ins An advisor will open the Zoom meeting by 8:55 AM, five minutes before the virtual drop-ins begin. When the Zoom meeting room…

We often receive questions from students and campus partners asking us, “what is the best way to contact ISS?” We’re writing this post to help you understand a bit more about how ISS works and how we can help you. I have a question about CPT, OPT, or a Leave of Absence. What should I do? The best thing to do is to check our website for answers. Our advising team made some great video learning tools about CPT, OPT,…

Note: This post was updated on 9/28/2022 with the recording of the F-1 Immigration Orientation Session for New Undergraduate Students recorded on 9/27/2022. We’re so glad that we’ve had a chance to meet so many of you through the F-1 Immigration Orientation Sessions for New Students. We hosted three different session types: one for new incoming graduate students, one for students who transferred their SEVIS record to UW from another institution, and one for new undergraduate students. We recommend that…

On Ukrainian National Day, the Department of State emailed Exchange Visitor Program sponsors (UW is a EVP sponsor) that we will soon see a Federal Register Notice announcing Special Student Relief for Ukrainian students studying at UW on a J-1 visa. When we receive more information about the annoucement, we will update J-1 students from Ukraine about the flexibilities. For more information, please see the announcement from NAFSA Association of International Educators.