签证 & 入境事务处谘询 (签证) is a non-academic resource for all students at ODU who are do not have a passport or a green card. We provide our international students and scholars with information regarding their rights and responsibilities as they pertain to their visa status so they can work toward the achievement of their academic goals.
This guide is for academic 顾问s at ODU to give them a better understanding of the policies and requirements to which our international students must adhere in order to remain legally in the U.S. 移民术语表►
F-1 and J-1 student visa holders have specific immigration requirements in connection with their course load. There are many visa statuses represented at ODU but the majority of our international students hold either of these two statuses. If they have a visa status other than F-1 or J-1, the below information does not apply; they should be considered to be like your other advisees would be with regard to course load, 等.
最低课程要求:12学分
最低要求的课程负荷为 桥 学生:6学分
|
原因 |
允许的额度 |
学生的行动 |
顾问的行动 |
| 调整至U.S. academic system (may only be used once and for the first semester) | 6 -11学分 | 提交 减少课程负荷申请表 (RCL)到签证 | 没有一个 |
| 医疗问题 | 划分的学分 | 提交 RCL 以及医生给签证的证明文件 | 没有一个 |
| 顾问错误(e).g. registered student for class and student didn't have pre-requisites) | 6尺11寸的学分 | 提交 RCL 给顾问，然后给签证 | RCL迹象 and attach letter of explanation |
| 课程最后一个学期 | 1 - 11学分 | 提交 RCL 给顾问，然后给签证 | RCL迹象 |
| Completing work for an incomplete from a previous semester | Fear of 不及格 or lowering of GPA | |
| 资金不足 | No classes available that the student wants to take |
If you find you have students who fall into the above or similiar situations, 请让他们与他们的 签证 顾问.
Students who are continuing in a program from spring into fall are not required, 由移民, 报名参加暑假.
This is also true for F-1 or J-1 students transferring from another school.
如果一个学生是新来美国的.S. and is starting a program in the summer, s/he must be enrolled in at least six (6) credits. This can be a total of credits from different summer sessions, 会话我, 第二和/或第三次会议.
F-1 and J-1 visa holders have records in a government database known as the Student & Exchange 访问or Information System (SEVIS). This record documents their academic program information, including the anticipated program end date. UG students are given four years on their visa document; however, 有时是课程提供, 英语的先决条件, 不及格, 等., mean that a student needs to extend his or her program. Immigration requires that our 办公室 establish, 除此之外, that the student has been making sufficient progress towards the completion of his/her program. Students must request the extension of their visa document 45 days before it expires.
学术顾问行动: 你的顾问应该给你一个 扩展形式 from our 办公室 with the student portion completed. You fill in the 顾问 portion to provide our 办公室 with documentation regarding the status of your advisee's academic program. 一旦你把这些信息写进去, we ask that you seal it in an envelope and send it 签证 via campus mail or ask your advisee to drop it off. Our 办公室 may contact you if there are clarifications needed. 注意: In an attempt to assist you at the busier times of the year, some students have filled out the 顾问 portion so you can read over, 批准并签署文件. 这是一份法律文件 and, therefore, you must be the one to provide the answers in your own writing.
Students who are suspended and have been denied an appeal will likely have to return to their country and apply for another program in the U.S. if they would like to continue studying elsewhere.
学术顾问行动: Encourage your advisees to see an 顾问 in 签证 立即. 国际 students must submit an appeal within two weeks of receiving the suspension notice. 学生可以 联络我们 电子邮件, 为他们的处境寻求指导.
F-1 and J-1 student visa holders have specific immigration requirements in connection with their course load. There are many visa statuses represented at ODU but the majority of our international students hold either of these two statuses. If they have a visa status other than F-1 or J-1, the below information does not apply; they should be considered to be like your other advisees would be with regard to course load, 等.
最低课程要求:9学分
最低要求的课程负荷为 桥 学生:3学分
|
原因 |
最低允许学分 |
学生的行动 |
顾问的行动 |
| 调整至U.S. 学制(仅第一学期) | 6 - 8学分 | 提交 减少课程负担申请表(RCL) 签证 | 没有一个 |
| 医疗问题 | 主/学分 | 提交 RCL 以及医生给签证的证明文件 | 没有一个 |
| 顾问错误(e).g. registered student for class and student didn't have pre-requisites) | 6 - 8学分 | 提交 RCL 给顾问，然后给签证 | RCL迹象 and attach letter of explanation |
| All coursework completed, dissertation only remaining | 1 - 8学分 | 提交 RCL 签证 | RCL迹象 |
| 研究生助教奖学金 | Under 9 credits -- based on GA type and funding | 提交 RCL 给顾问，然后给签证 | RCL迹象 |
| 课程最后一个学期 (a class taken for audit does not meet Immigration's enrollment requirements.) | 1 - 8学分 | 提交 RCL 给顾问，然后给签证 | RCL迹象 |
| Completing work for an incomplete from a previous semester | Fear of 不及格 or lowering of GPA | |
| 资金不足 | No classes available that the student wants to take |
If you find you have students who fall into the above or similiar situations, 请让他们与他们的 签证 顾问.
Students who are continuing in a program from spring into fall are not required, 由移民, 报名参加暑假.
This is also true for F-1 or J-1 students transferring from another school.
如果一个学生是新来美国的.S. and is starting a program in the summer, s/he must be enrolled in at least six (6) credits.
If a student has a graduate assistantship (and it is NOT the first semester of the program), s/he will need to check with their academic department regarding summer registration requirements.
F-1 and J-1 visa holders have records in a government database known as the Student & Exchange 访问or Information System (SEVIS). This record documents their academic program information, including the anticipated program end date. Master's students are given two years on their visa document; however, 有时是课程提供, 英语的先决条件, 不及格, 等., mean that a student needs to extend his or her program. Immigration requires that our 办公室 establish, 除此之外, that the student has been making sufficient progress towards the completion of his/her program. Students must request the extension of their visa document 45 days before it expires.
学术顾问行动: 你的顾问应该给你一个 扩展形式 from our 办公室 with the student portion completed. You fill in the 顾问 portion to provide our 办公室 with documentation regarding the status of your advisee's academic program. 一旦你把这些信息写进去, we ask that you seal it in an envelope and send it 签证 via campus mail or ask your advisee to drop it off. Our 办公室 may contact you if there are clarifications needed. 注意: In an attempt to assist you at the busier times of the year, some students have filled out the 顾问 portion so you can read over, 批准并签署文件. 这是一份法律文件 and, therefore, you must be the one to provide the answers in your own writing.
Students who are suspended and have been denied an appeal will likely have to return to their country and apply for another program in the U.S. if they would like to continue studying elsewhere.
学术顾问行动: Encourage your advisees to see an 顾问 in 签证 立即. 国际 students must submit an appeal within two weeks of receiving the suspension notice. 学生可以 联络我们 电子邮件, 为他们的处境寻求指导.
F-1 and J-1 student visa holders have specific immigration requirements in connection with their course load as these are statuses specifically for education in the U.S. There are many visa statuses represented at ODU but the majority of our international students hold either of these two statuses. If they have a visa status other than F-1 or J-1, the below information does not apply; they should be considered to be like your other advisees would be with regard to course load, 等.
Minimum Required Course Load for Full-Time University Students: 9 credits
Minimum Required Course Load for 桥 Students: 3 credits
|
原因 |
最低允许学分 |
学生的行动 |
顾问的行动 |
| 调整至U.S. 学制(仅第一学期) | 6 - 8学分 | 提交 减少课程负担申请表(RCL) 签证 | 没有一个 |
| 医疗问题 | 主/学分 | 提交 RCL 以及医生给签证的证明文件 | 没有一个 |
| 顾问错误(e).g. registered student for class and student didn't have pre-requisites) | 6 - 8学分 | 提交 RCL 给顾问，然后给签证 | RCL迹象 and attach letter of explanation |
| All coursework completed, dissertation only remaining | 1 - 8学分 | 提交 RCL 签证 | RCL迹象 |
| 研究生助教奖学金 | Under 9 credits -- based on GA type and funding | 提交 RCL 给顾问，然后给签证 | RCL迹象 |
| 课程最后一个学期 (a class taken for audit does not meet Immigration's enrollment requirements.) | 1 - 8学分 | 提交 RCL 给顾问，然后给签证 | RCL迹象 |
| Completing work for an incomplete from a previous semester | Fear of 不及格 or lowering of GPA | |
| 资金不足 | No classes available that the student wants to take |
If you find you have students who fall into the above or similiar situations, 请让他们与他们的 签证 顾问.
Students who are continuing in a program from spring into fall are not required, 由移民, 报名参加暑假.
This is also true for F-1 or J-1 students transferring from another school.
如果一个学生是新来美国的.S. and is starting a program in the summer, s/he must be enrolled in at least six (6) credits.
If a student has a graduate assistantship (and it is NOT the first semester of the program), s/he will need to check with their academic department regarding summer registration requirements.
F-1 and J-1 visa holders have records in a government database known as the Student & Exchange 访问or Information System (SEVIS). This record documents their academic program information, including the anticipated program end date. PhD students are given six years on their visa document; however, 有时是课程提供, 英语的先决条件, 不及格, 等., mean that a student needs to extend his or her program. Immigration requires that our 办公室 establish, 除此之外, that the student has been making sufficient progress towards the completion of his/her program. Students must request the extension of their visa document 45 days before it expires.
学术顾问行动: 你的顾问应该给你一个 扩展形式 from our 办公室 with the student portion completed. You fill in the 顾问 portion to provide our 办公室 with documentation regarding the status of your advisee's academic program. 一旦你把这些信息写进去, we ask that you seal it in an envelope and send it 签证 via campus mail or ask your advisee to drop it off. Our 办公室 may contact you if there are clarifications needed. 注意: In an attempt to assist you at the busier times of the year, some students have filled out the 顾问 portion so you can read over, 批准并签署文件. 这是一份法律文件 and, therefore, you must be the one to provide the answers in your own writing.
Students who are suspended and have been denied an appeal will likely have to return to their country and apply for another program in the U.S. if they would like to continue studying elsewhere.
学术顾问行动: Encourage your advisees to see an 顾问 in 签证 立即. 国际 students must submit an appeal within two weeks of receiving the suspension notice. 学生可以 联络我们 电子邮件, 为他们的处境寻求指导.
F-1 and J-1 student visa holders have specific immigration requirements in connection with their course load. There are many visa statuses represented at ODU but the majority of our international students hold either of these two statuses. If they have a visa status other than F-1 or J-1, the below information does not apply; they should be considered to be like your other advisees would be with regard to course load, 等.
最低课程要求:12学分
最低要求的课程负荷为 桥 学生:6学分
|
原因 |
允许的额度 |
学生的行动 |
顾问的行动 |
| 调整至U.S. academic system (may only be used once and for the first semester) | 6 -11学分 | 提交 减少课程负荷申请表 (RCL)到签证 | 没有一个 |
| 医疗问题 | 划分的学分 | 提交 RCL 以及医生给签证的证明文件 | 没有一个 |
| 顾问错误(e).g. registered student for class and student didn't have pre-requisites) | 6尺11寸的学分 | 提交 RCL 给顾问，然后给签证 | RCL迹象 and attach letter of explanation |
| 课程最后一个学期 | 1 - 11学分 | 提交 RCL 给顾问，然后给签证 | RCL迹象 |
| Completing work for an incomplete from a previous semester | Fear of 不及格 or lowering of GPA | |
| 资金不足 | No classes available that the student wants to take |
If you find you have students who fall into the above or similiar situations, 请让他们与他们的 签证 顾问.
Students who are continuing in a program from spring into fall are not required, 由移民, 报名参加暑假.
This is also true for F-1 or J-1 students transferring from another school.
如果一个学生是新来美国的.S. and is starting a program in the summer, s/he must be enrolled in at least six (6) credits. This can be a total of credits from different summer sessions, 会话我, 第二和/或第三次会议.
F-1 and J-1 visa holders have records in a government database known as the Student & Exchange 访问or Information System (SEVIS). This record documents their academic program information, including the anticipated program end date. UG students are given four years on their visa document; however, 有时是课程提供, 英语的先决条件, 不及格, 等., mean that a student needs to extend his or her program. Immigration requires that our 办公室 establish, 除此之外, that the student has been making sufficient progress towards the completion of his/her program. Students must request the extension of their visa document 45 days before it expires.
学术顾问行动: 你的顾问应该给你一个 扩展形式 from our 办公室 with the student portion completed. You fill in the 顾问 portion to provide our 办公室 with documentation regarding the status of your advisee's academic program. 一旦你把这些信息写进去, we ask that you seal it in an envelope and send it 签证 via campus mail or ask your advisee to drop it off. Our 办公室 may contact you if there are clarifications needed. 注意: In an attempt to assist you at the busier times of the year, some students have filled out the 顾问 portion so you can read over, 批准并签署文件. 这是一份法律文件 and, therefore, you must be the one to provide the answers in your own writing.
Students who are suspended and have been denied an appeal will likely have to return to their country and apply for another program in the U.S. if they would like to continue studying elsewhere.
学术顾问行动: Encourage your advisees to see an 顾问 in 签证 立即. 国际 students must submit an appeal within two weeks of receiving the suspension notice. 学生可以 联络我们 电子邮件, 为他们的处境寻求指导.
F-1 and J-1 student visa holders have specific immigration requirements in connection with their course load. There are many visa statuses represented at ODU but the majority of our international students hold either of these two statuses. If they have a visa status other than F-1 or J-1, the below information does not apply; they should be considered to be like your other advisees would be with regard to course load, 等.
最低课程要求:9学分
最低要求的课程负荷为 桥 学生:3学分
|
原因 |
最低允许学分 |
学生的行动 |
顾问的行动 |
| 调整至U.S. 学制(仅第一学期) | 6 - 8学分 | 提交 减少课程负担申请表(RCL) 签证 | 没有一个 |
| 医疗问题 | 主/学分 | 提交 RCL 以及医生给签证的证明文件 | 没有一个 |
| 顾问错误(e).g. registered student for class and student didn't have pre-requisites) | 6 - 8学分 | 提交 RCL 给顾问，然后给签证 | RCL迹象 and attach letter of explanation |
| All coursework completed, dissertation only remaining | 1 - 8学分 | 提交 RCL 签证 | RCL迹象 |
| 研究生助教奖学金 | Under 9 credits -- based on GA type and funding | 提交 RCL 给顾问，然后给签证 | RCL迹象 |
| 课程最后一个学期 (a class taken for audit does not meet Immigration's enrollment requirements.) | 1 - 8学分 | 提交 RCL 给顾问，然后给签证 | RCL迹象 |
| Completing work for an incomplete from a previous semester | Fear of 不及格 or lowering of GPA | |
| 资金不足 | No classes available that the student wants to take |
If you find you have students who fall into the above or similiar situations, 请让他们与他们的 签证 顾问.
Students who are continuing in a program from spring into fall are not required, 由移民, 报名参加暑假.
This is also true for F-1 or J-1 students transferring from another school.
如果一个学生是新来美国的.S. and is starting a program in the summer, s/he must be enrolled in at least six (6) credits.
If a student has a graduate assistantship (and it is NOT the first semester of the program), s/he will need to check with their academic department regarding summer registration requirements.
F-1 and J-1 visa holders have records in a government database known as the Student & Exchange 访问or Information System (SEVIS). This record documents their academic program information, including the anticipated program end date. Master's students are given two years on their visa document; however, 有时是课程提供, 英语的先决条件, 不及格, 等., mean that a student needs to extend his or her program. Immigration requires that our 办公室 establish, 除此之外, that the student has been making sufficient progress towards the completion of his/her program. Students must request the extension of their visa document 45 days before it expires.
学术顾问行动: 你的顾问应该给你一个 扩展形式 from our 办公室 with the student portion completed. You fill in the 顾问 portion to provide our 办公室 with documentation regarding the status of your advisee's academic program. 一旦你把这些信息写进去, we ask that you seal it in an envelope and send it 签证 via campus mail or ask your advisee to drop it off. Our 办公室 may contact you if there are clarifications needed. 注意: In an attempt to assist you at the busier times of the year, some students have filled out the 顾问 portion so you can read over, 批准并签署文件. 这是一份法律文件 and, therefore, you must be the one to provide the answers in your own writing.
Students who are suspended and have been denied an appeal will likely have to return to their country and apply for another program in the U.S. if they would like to continue studying elsewhere.
学术顾问行动: Encourage your advisees to see an 顾问 in 签证 立即. 国际 students must submit an appeal within two weeks of receiving the suspension notice. 学生可以 联络我们 电子邮件, 为他们的处境寻求指导.
F-1 and J-1 student visa holders have specific immigration requirements in connection with their course load as these are statuses specifically for education in the U.S. There are many visa statuses represented at ODU but the majority of our international students hold either of these two statuses. If they have a visa status other than F-1 or J-1, the below information does not apply; they should be considered to be like your other advisees would be with regard to course load, 等.
Minimum Required Course Load for Full-Time University Students: 9 credits
Minimum Required Course Load for 桥 Students: 3 credits
|
原因 |
最低允许学分 |
学生的行动 |
顾问的行动 |
| 调整至U.S. 学制(仅第一学期) | 6 - 8学分 | 提交 减少课程负担申请表(RCL) 签证 | 没有一个 |
| 医疗问题 | 主/学分 | 提交 RCL 以及医生给签证的证明文件 | 没有一个 |
| 顾问错误(e).g. registered student for class and student didn't have pre-requisites) | 6 - 8学分 | 提交 RCL 给顾问，然后给签证 | RCL迹象 and attach letter of explanation |
| All coursework completed, dissertation only remaining | 1 - 8学分 | 提交 RCL 签证 | RCL迹象 |
| 研究生助教奖学金 | Under 9 credits -- based on GA type and funding | 提交 RCL 给顾问，然后给签证 | RCL迹象 |
| 课程最后一个学期 (a class taken for audit does not meet Immigration's enrollment requirements.) | 1 - 8学分 | 提交 RCL 给顾问，然后给签证 | RCL迹象 |
| Completing work for an incomplete from a previous semester | Fear of 不及格 or lowering of GPA | |
| 资金不足 | No classes available that the student wants to take |
If you find you have students who fall into the above or similiar situations, 请让他们与他们的 签证 顾问.
Students who are continuing in a program from spring into fall are not required, 由移民, 报名参加暑假.
This is also true for F-1 or J-1 students transferring from another school.
如果一个学生是新来美国的.S. and is starting a program in the summer, s/he must be enrolled in at least six (6) credits.
If a student has a graduate assistantship (and it is NOT the first semester of the program), s/he will need to check with their academic department regarding summer registration requirements.
F-1 and J-1 visa holders have records in a government database known as the Student & Exchange 访问or Information System (SEVIS). This record documents their academic program information, including the anticipated program end date. PhD students are given six years on their visa document; however, 有时是课程提供, 英语的先决条件, 不及格, 等., mean that a student needs to extend his or her program. Immigration requires that our 办公室 establish, 除此之外, that the student has been making sufficient progress towards the completion of his/her program. Students must request the extension of their visa document 45 days before it expires.
学术顾问行动: 你的顾问应该给你一个 扩展形式 from our 办公室 with the student portion completed. You fill in the 顾问 portion to provide our 办公室 with documentation regarding the status of your advisee's academic program. 一旦你把这些信息写进去, we ask that you seal it in an envelope and send it 签证 via campus mail or ask your advisee to drop it off. Our 办公室 may contact you if there are clarifications needed. 注意: In an attempt to assist you at the busier times of the year, some students have filled out the 顾问 portion so you can read over, 批准并签署文件. 这是一份法律文件 and, therefore, you must be the one to provide the answers in your own writing.
Students who are suspended and have been denied an appeal will likely have to return to their country and apply for another program in the U.S. if they would like to continue studying elsewhere.
学术顾问行动: Encourage your advisees to see an 顾问 in 签证 立即. 国际 students must submit an appeal within two weeks of receiving the suspension notice. 学生可以 联络我们 电子邮件, 为他们的处境寻求指导.