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Mandatory International Student Welcome and Immigration Check-in

All incoming international students in F-1/J-1 status on Carnegie Mellon University issued Form I-20/DS-2019 documents, are required to complete a mandatory immigration check-in and orientation program with OIE upon arrival to CMU. This orientation is separate from the university's First Year Orientation and Graduate Student Orientation and is intended to welcome students to campus and have the information and resources you need in order to be successful at CMU. More detailed information is sent to incoming students a few months prior to arrival.

All new international students who will be joining us in Pittsburgh are required to attend an in-person Mandatory Immigration Check-in and Welcome Session with OIE Director, Linda Gentile, and the OIE staff. This session will include an introduction to the OIE office and services, answers to frequently asked questions AND time to complete your required immigration check-in. 

Who should attend:

  • New spring 2024 admits who are physically present in Pittsburgh for the spring semester
  • Return from leave students who are physically present in Pittsburgh for the spring semester 

OIE Mandatory Immigration Check-in Welcome Session Date:

Carnegie Mellon will welcome over 300 new international students this spring. Please join us in McConomy Auditorium on Friday, January 12, 2024 from 9:00 - 11:30am for the Mandatory OIE Welcome Session and Immigration Check-in. 

Steps to complete the OIE Mandatory Immigration Check-in:

  1. Complete the OIE online canvas course
  2. Submit the "Mandatory Immigration Check-in for New/Return from Leave Students" E-Form in your MyOIE Portal.
  3. Register and attend the session via Tartan Connect using your Andrew ID.

If your plans have changed or you are unable to join us in the U.S. for the spring 2024 semester, please let us and your admitting department know of your new plans if you have not done so already.

Details about the fall 2024 OIE Mandatory Welcome Session and Immigration Check-in will be forthcoming later in spring 2024. Please check back then!

All new international graduate students who will be starting at CMU in Silicon Valley, New York, Los Angeles, or Washington D.C., are required to attend a virtual Mandatory Immigration Check-in and Welcome Session with OIE. This session will include an introduction to the OIE office and services, answers to frequently asked questions AND complete your required immigration check-in. 

Who should attend:

  • New spring 2024 admits who are physically present in the U.S. for the spring semester
  • Return from leave students who are physically present in the U.S. for the spring semester

OIE Mandatory Immigration Check-in Welcome Session Dates:

As the spring semester approaches, OIE will provide more specific information about the various Mandatory Immigration Check-in and Welcome Sessions available.

  • SV - iii 
  • SV - ECE

Students must complete the OIE online canvas course and "Mandatory Immigration Check-in for New/Return from Leave Students" E-Form before attending an OIE Mandatory Immigration Check-in Welcome Session. Please watch for emails from OIE with more information!

If your plans have changed or you are unable to join us in the U.S. for the spring 2024 semester, please let us and your admitting department know of your new plans if you have not done so already. 

Transfer students in the U.S. for the spring semester must complete the International Student Orientation and Check-In session (see above).

Students who are returning to CMU after a brief period of absence from their CMU program, must complete the International Student Orientation and Check-In (see above).  

OIE will contact all RLOA International Students by emailing their Andrew email accounts the mandatory orientation session and check-in. 

RLOA students must also complete the "Mandatory Immigration Check-In for New/Return from Leave Students" E-Form in their MyOIE Portal. 

The OIE Scholar Orientation is held in-person on most Thursdays in Cyert Hall and will always start at exactly 1 p.m. (ET). 

At orientation, OIE will review the required immigration information (pdf), as well as campus and local resources. Please email oie@andrew.cmu.edu to register to attend an orientation session. After you have registered, OIE will email you prior to the orientation session with meeting details. 

All J-1 visitors are required to attend the in-person OIE Scholar Orientation session. The following documents must be emailed to OIE prior to the session.

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Campus-Wide Orientations: