Dear International Students & Scholars,

Due to the rapidly evolving spread of the Coronavirus, we have had to make some changes in our plans to serve you.


Advising

Effective Monday, March 16, ISSS's in person services are suspended until further notice.  All advisors will be working remotely and will not be available to meet in person, but can still provide advising by phone at 817-272-2355 or by email at [log in to unmask] These measures have been put in place so that we can provide continuous service in a manner that protects you and our staff  from transmission of the Coronavirus.



Submitting Requests

During this time requests should be submitted through email to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Request forms can be found at our website here<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uta.edu%2Foie%2F%3Fpage%3Dforms&data=02%7C01%7Csbirch%40uta.edu%7C3af75b06f32444c9bbe008d7c944a6b0%7C5cdc5b43d7be4caa8173729e3b0a62d9%7C0%7C0%7C637199168997138240&sdata=RGkAAALOnXh1OUZRRfMdRrHkf9vly%2B9Bza7bYvk9y74%3D&reserved=0>, and attached as a pdf to the email. Please include your student ID in the subject line.



For the next few weeks we will no longer be able to offer the service of checking documents for OPT applications. Before we create the I-20 for OPT, we will have checked the I-765 form carefully, and will continue to make suggestions for that form. But detailed instructions for the 12 month OPT application can be found here<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uta.edu%2Foie%2F%3Fpage%3Dforms%26form%3DOPT%2520Mailing%2520Instructions&data=02%7C01%7Csbirch%40uta.edu%7C3af75b06f32444c9bbe008d7c944a6b0%7C5cdc5b43d7be4caa8173729e3b0a62d9%7C0%7C0%7C637199168997148237&sdata=KJ0smNLDLNp58snEk3lXB2jCAqzA8nNOXweZiFioexQ%3D&reserved=0>. If you have specific questions about the OPT application process, you can always call during advising hours to speak to an advisor, but we will not be making in-person appointments to review applications.



The Office on International Education is committed to serving our students during this challenging time.  We will continue to provide support to our valued international community, and  do so in a timely manner. The health of our students and scholars  is of the utmost importance to us and we will continue to take precautions as necessary to protect the UTA community. This is a rapid evolving situation and we encourage all students and scholars to monitor the University’s official web resource<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uta.edu%2Fannouncements%2Fcoronavirus&data=02%7C01%7Csbirch%40uta.edu%7C3af75b06f32444c9bbe008d7c944a6b0%7C5cdc5b43d7be4caa8173729e3b0a62d9%7C0%7C0%7C637199168997148237&sdata=udXTqmeILJuRCS7a9AGt2KS5BcFD%2BC1f3WP%2BwVBeIBU%3D&reserved=0> for information.