The International Center is open Monday through Friday, 9:00am-12:00pm, 1:00pm-4:00pm. Our office is closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and university holidays.
Immigration Advising & Questions
- Students: Email any questions to internationalcenter@uci.edu
- Scholars: Email any questions to internationalscholar@uci.edu
Student Services
Meet an Advisor
- Schedule a Zoom Appointment by calling 949-824-7249 or email us at internationalcenter@uci.edu with the following details:
– Your first and last name
– Your phone number
– Your email address
– Your UCI ID number
– Your availability for the next 5 business days between the hours of 9am and 3pm
– Reasons you would like to meet with an advisor
- Late Policy for Student Appointments
- If you are more than 15 minutes late for your appointment, your appointment will be cancelled, and you will need to email the International Center to reschedule.
- Live Chat: If you have a general question, or need more information, our office offers chat services once you visit our home page. Chat is available between 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm, Monday through Friday, excluding weekends and holidays.
- Attend a Drop-In Session: For general questions, attend Ask-an-Advisor drop-in sessions. You will enter Zoom Waiting Room and be entered on a first come, first serve basis. If additional advisement is needed, you may be asked to schedule a longer appointment for a future time. For more information, or to sign-up, click here.
Submitting Requests/Applications
International Center forms for an immigration/visa update, can only be submitted online, please see directions below.
- Upload your request to the Student Upload Tool
- For CPT applications, please follow these instructions.
Receiving Your Documents
Your documents will be delivered to you either electronically via DocuSign, or by mail.
F-1 Students: All I-20s will continue to be issued electronically – any new documents issued to you during this time period will be sent to your UCI email.
J-1 Students: Your DS-2019 will need to be mailed to you. An International Center staff member will contact you with information to arrange shipping through eShipGlobal.
Scholar Services
Meet an Advisor
- Schedule a Zoom appointment by emailing internationalscholar@uci.edu.
Submitting Requests/Applications
- For address updates and travel requests, please email your forms to: internationalscholar@uci.edu.
- For J-1 DS-2019 and H-1B employment-based requests, your host UCI department must upload to the Scholar Upload Tool.
Receiving Your Documents
J-1 Scholars: DS-2019 document will be scheduled for a document pick-up or express mailed to your mailing address.
- New J-1 Scholars: DS-2019 document will be express mailed to scholar’s mailing address.
- J-1 Scholar Extensions: DS-2019 document will be scheduled for a document pick-up or express mailed to your mailing address. Method of delivery will be coordinated between the Scholar Advisor and the Academic Unit.
UCI Academic Departments
DS-2019 documents or employment-based visa documents will be scheduled for document pick-up. Scholar Advising staff will contact you to coordinate and schedule a pick-up time.