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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 2018 Semester is Friday, September 7th.
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 7) 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 2018 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 2018 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 2018 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.
Wednesday, Sep 19, Thursday, Sep 20.
CPT Seminars: Wednesday, November 14th and Monday, December 3rd.
OPT Seminars:
Wednesday, October 3rd
Tuesday, October 16th
Monday, November 26th
Tuesday, December 4th
Mandatory Insurance:
The University of Texas Board Of Regents has passed Regents Rule 50402, requires all international students to have medical insurance compliant with the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
The UT Student Health Insurance Plan (UT SHIP) meets those requirements. Enrollment in UT SHIP is automatic each semester and the insurance premium is automatically charged to your tuition and fee account when you register for classes. Students who are new for Fall 2018 can sign up for UT SHIP during their orientation. For continuing students, no action is required to be enrolled in UT SHIP except to ensure that your contact email and mailing address are always current in MyMav.
The UT System has established new criteria in which an international student can request a waiver to the student health insurance plan by providing proof of acceptable alternate health insurance coverage. In order to be approved for a waiver, your alternate health coverage must meet or exceed the requirements as set in the System regulation and be PPACA compliant.
The insurance requirements, eligibility criteria, and the online waiver process facilitated by Academic Health Plans, has been posted to our website at:
http://www.uta.edu/oie/?page=forms&form=HealthInsuranceWaiver<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uta.edu%2Foie%2F%3Fpage%3Dforms%26form%3DHealthInsuranceWaiver&data=02%7C01%7C%7C14e3a3ca37ef49c4c89008d6087bc0db%7C5cdc5b43d7be4caa8173729e3b0a62d9%7C0%7C0%7C636705724933124758&sdata=InJp3b9ZNP0UPWeFrb%2BkA2QfAsYRX3Lo16tF4tkyv5c%3D&reserved=0>.
The deadline for waiver submission is the Fall 2018 census date: September 7. No exceptions will be made.
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