Welcome to the Office of International Affairs 

The Office of International Affairs (OIA) provides advising services and supportive programming to the international community at the University of Chicago. OIA advisers are assigned to specific schools and divisions at the University. If you do not know who your adviser is, please visit the OIA Staff Directory. 

OIA advisers and staff respond to requests and emails as expeditiously as possible; typically within five business days, if not sooner. Business days are Monday-Friday, and do not include weekends (Saturday-Sunday) or federal/university holidays. 

Need a Travel Signature? 

You can always request a new I-20 or DS-2019 from OIA to be emailed to you via the Reprint Request Form. 

Upcoming OIA Office Closures

  • Wednesday, November 27, from 12pm through Friday, November 29, 2024 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
  • Tuesday, December 24, 2024, from 12pm through Thursday, January 2, 2025 for winter recess.

News

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Visa Status Expiration Alerts to Launch via Workday September 1, 2024

OIA is excited to announce a new Workday initiative aimed at improving our support to Human Resource (HR) partners and foreign national employees and visitors. Beginning September 1st, 2024, Workday will introduce and send automated alerts specifically designed to notify both HR partners and employees/visitors who have a Workday profile of upcoming employment authorization/immigration status expiration dates.

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New Process to Submit Form I-515A Documentation

New Process to Submit Form I-515A Documentation 

Beginning June 26, 2024, F and J visa holders who receive a Form I-515A, "Notice to Student or Exchange Visitor," from a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer will be instructed to email their required documentation to the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) Form I-515A Processing Team at SEVIS.I-515@ice.dhs.gov instead of mailing the documents to SEVP.

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USCIS Fee Increases 2024

On January 31, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a Final Rule adjusting filing fees for certain immigration and naturalization benefit applications.

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