By: ISSS During the week of August 24, ISSS and its campus partners hosted two events to welcome new international undergraduate and graduate/professional students to Penn. During both sessions, we introduced current international students, played a variety of interactive games, and gave new students an opportunity to pose their immigration-related questions to ISSS advisors. On Monday, August…
By: ISSS On Wednesday, August 5, ISSS hosted a virtual workshop on “Visa Interview Dos and Don’ts.” The workshop featured a discussion of best practices for visa interview success, followed by a Q&A with ISSS advisors. You can view the recording below. Timestamps with links to questions asked during the Q&A portion will be added…
By: Ezekiel Emanuel, Vice Provost for Global Initiatives; Beth A. Winkelstein, Deputy Provost The below is a message from Vice Provost for Global Initiatives Zeke Emanuel and Deputy Provost Beth Winkelstein sent to all Penn international students on August 3, 2020. This has been an unprecedented few months for the entire world. Our international students…
By: ISSS Two weeks ago, ISSS shared the news that the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) would be reverting to its guidance from March 2020, which allows continuing international students to maintain their nonimmigrant status while taking online coursework whether inside or outside of the United States, among other temporary modifications. On Friday, July 24,…
By: Penn Today
By: ISSS ALERT: SEVP GUIDANCE RESCINDED (7/14/2020) As of July 14, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) guidance from July 6, 2020 has been rescinded and will no longer take effect. Information on the implications of this decision for incoming and continuing students will be communicated soon. We appreciate your patience as we evaluate the…
By: Amy Gutmann, President
By: The Daily Pennsylvanian
By: University of Pennsylvania
By: ISSS On June 29, ISSS hosted an Immigration Law Forum for international students and scholars. The Forum featured Jane Goldblum of Goldblum & Pollins law firm and H. Ronald Klasko of Klasko Immigration Law Partners, LLP, and was moderated by Dr. Rodolfo Altamirano, director of ISSS. Topics covered included the presidential proclamation from June…