Review the information below if you will arrive in the US after the first day of classes.
ISS recommends that you arrive early to attend International Student Welcome; however, sometimes situations occur - such as travel issues and visa delays - that are outside of your control.
In addition to required orientation, all new international students have regulatory arrival deadlines as well. In addition to the steps below remember that even if you do arrive late, you still must complete your entire International Student Check-in.
Graduate students who will start their first semester at UB must contact their academic department to request late arrival permission if they will arrive after the program start date on their I-20/DS-2019.
You must contact ISS (iss@buffalo.edu) to request late arrival permission if you will arrive after the program start date on your I-20/DS-2019 and are: