Friday, January 27, 2012

Announcements for January 27 to February 3 2012

REMINDER TOMORROW Chinese New Year CELEBRATION on campus by the Chinese Student and Scholar Association!
Saturday January 28 2012 in Chan Auditorium 
(Business Administration Building) Tickets are limited! Dinner at 5:30pm and Performances at 7:00pm. You must have your charger ID card to enter - don't miss this event!

If you have a new passport, I-94 card, and/or F-1 visa please send a copy tovisahelp@uah.edu 

Updated copies of all immigration documents are kept in your student file, please emailvisahelp@uah.edu with a copy of new immigration documents if you have renewed them over the break: passport/F-1 visa.  Also, each person that left the United States should have receieved a new I-94 card at the Port of Entry.  If you do not wish to copy and send them electronically we are happy to make a photocopy from the original immigration documents if you come to our office during walk-ins.

Off campus employment workshops - dates announced follow the link to register:  http://tinyurl.com/6lo6kkj 

All workshops will be in SALMON LIBRARY MEDIA ROOM 111 - please use this link to reserve a spot and email visahelp@uah.edu if you have any questions.  Priority deadline for students completing degree requirements in May wishing to apply for OPT is February 6 2012! If you register using the google DOCUMENT (mandatory) you will receive a confirmation email 2 days prior to the workshop - if there are less than 5 students registered the ISSO may cancel and reschedule the workshop to accommodate more students.

All F-1 Students are required to report Address Changes
It is imperative to keep an updated address at all times for Immigration reporting and University records.  Please ensure a local address (must be physical living address) AND active foreign addresses are correct by checking your Banner record.  Also, each student is encouraged to keep an active mailing address. Please complete a change of address form
http://chargercentral.uah.edu/docs/changeAddress.pdf  in Charger Central or using Banner if the current information in the student record is not accurate.

Career Fair is Wednesday February 8 from 9:00am to 2:00pm at the University Fitness Center
REMINDER: **All F-1 students must be enrolled in one full year (two academic semesters) of classes prior to being eligible for off campus work - come to an employment workshop to learn more! 
You should NOT apply for a job that you are not eligible for. 

Graduate and Undergraduate Degree Applications- don't be late


Thank you, Mona, Sabrina, and Reva
International Student and Scholar Office

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