Contact International Student and Scholar Services
Additional information
- ISSS Front desk
8am–5pm Arizona time
- Non-medical emergency line 24/7
- Outside the US and Canada
New student check-in
Welcome to NAU
All new international students are required to check-in with International Student and Scholar Services. There are three steps to the check-in process. Step 1 must be completed prior to your arrival to the US while steps 2 and 3 must be completed after you arrive. Without completing all three steps, ISSS will not be able to activate your SEVIS record and you will be considered out of status.
The check-in process
Step 1: upload pre-arrival immigration documents to iNAU Accordion Closed
There are two documents you need to upload to iNAU before traveling to the US
- Copy of passport biographical page
- Copy of your F-1 or J-1 visa
- Copy of your I-20 (F-1 students) or DS-2019 (J-1 students)
Step 2: upload post-arrival immigration documents to iNAU Accordion Closed
There are 6 documents or information you need to upload to iNAU after you arrive in the US:
- Copy of your I-20 (F-1 students) or DS-2019 (J-1 students)
- Copy of entry stamp in passport
- I-94 (electronic version if entering through airport or a paper version if entering at land border port-of-entry)
- US phone number
- US address
- Statement of Understanding
Step 3: in-person check-in Accordion Closed
After arriving in the US you must physically check-in with ISSS either by visiting CIE in Blome Building #2 OR during orientation. Transfer students (coming from another US institution) must check in within 15 days and initial students must check-in within 30 days.