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Welcome back to UTA!!!
Or, if this is your first semester here, WELCOME to UTA!!
Here are some important reminders for this semester:
Full Time Enrollment:
Immigration regulations require F-1 and J-1 students to be enrolled full time during fall and spring semesters at UTA. Full time at UTA is 9 hours for graduate students and 12 hours for undergraduate students. The immigration regulations allow waivers of the full time enrollment requirement under certain limited circumstances. Such waivers may only be granted by the advisors in the Office of International Education before the end of the enrollment period (Census Day), or before the student drops a course. The census date for the Fall 2019 Semester is Friday, September 6th.
Waiver forms are available at the Office of International Education or online at the OIE website at: https://mavspace.uta.edu/departments/oie/web/iss/forms/lcfw.pdf<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmavspace.uta.edu%2Fdepartments%2Foie%2Fweb%2Fiss%2Fforms%2Flcfw.pdf&data=02%7C01%7C%7C14e3a3ca37ef49c4c89008d6087bc0db%7C5cdc5b43d7be4caa8173729e3b0a62d9%7C0%7C0%7C636705724933104637&sdata=8HjVbjkSdzEG4apeef5YjLdq3viKr3JR9dRpAK3eiuQ%3D&reserved=0>. The form must be completed by your academic advisor and returned to the Office of International Education either before Census Day (September 6) or before you drop a course if the reason occurs after Census Day.
You may not drop the course until the waiver is approved.
Students who are below full-time hours because Fall 2019 is their final semester must file a full-time waiver.
Students who are dissertation or thesis only must also file a full-time waiver.
Driver's License/SSN:
If you are a new F-1 student to UTA for the Fall 2019 semester, and you have a problem with getting your SSN or DL, please verify that your Physical Presence Address is correct on your My Mav record. If the address is missing, please add the address and then wait two complete business days before requesting the DL or SSN again. Here is the link for instructions on how to do this: http://www.uta.edu/oie/?page=services&service=SevisAddrGuide<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uta.edu%2Foie%2F%3Fpage%3Dservices%26service%3DSevisAddrGuide&data=02%7C01%7C%7C14e3a3ca37ef49c4c89008d6087bc0db%7C5cdc5b43d7be4caa8173729e3b0a62d9%7C0%7C0%7C636705724933114642&sdata=fRRkV9btJFxgGtQaqpHJ520sdJyqUwrfqT6KIt5qdvk%3D&reserved=0>
CPT:
If you will be completing practical training in your field of study off campus in the Fall 2019 semester (paid or unpaid, required or elective), CPT authorization is REQUIRED prior to beginning your practical training. More information about applying for CPT is available here: http://www.uta.edu/oie/?page=forms&form=cpt_forms<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uta.edu%2Foie%2F%3Fpage%3Dforms%26form%3Dcpt_forms&data=02%7C01%7C%7C14e3a3ca37ef49c4c89008d6087bc0db%7C5cdc5b43d7be4caa8173729e3b0a62d9%7C0%7C0%7C636705724933124758&sdata=tqJ%2BzfcqRBwBpMyQMn0NwyS3ZXk6mll1ja4GUwMPfEA%3D&reserved=0>
Upcoming Seminars:
We will be hosting various seminars over the fall semester. Please take note of the dates. More information will follow in a later email.
H1B Seminars: An immigration lawyer will be coming to our campus to talk to students about options for after OPT.
Monday, November 18th, Tuesday, November 19th.
CPT Seminars: Tuesday, November 12th., and Wednesday, December 4th.
OPT Seminars:
Friday, September 6, 2019
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Monday, December 2, 2019
Mandatory Insurance:
The University of Texas Board Of Regents has passed Regents Rule 50402, which now requires only F1, F2, J1 and J2 students who are currently enrolled, to have medical insurance compliant with the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The UT Student Health Insurance Plan (UT-SHIP) meets these requirements.
New Students: You will have the opportunity to enroll in the UT-SHIP at international student orientation. Once your register for classes, the charge will be automatically added to your student MyMav account and paid when you pay your tuition and fees.
The cost of the insurance for Fall 2019 is $1,059 and the coverage period is from August 15, 2019 until December 31, 2019. To help students manage the increase in cost of insurance, the university has made arrangements for students to pay their insurance charges through the tuition and fees installment payment plan. The installment payment plan allows you to pay in three separate installments.
The insurance requirements, eligibility criteria, and the online waiver process facilitated by Academic Health Plans, has been posted to our website at:
http://uta.myahpcare.com/waiver
The deadline for waiver submission is the Fall 2019 census date: September 6. No exceptions will be made.
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