THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS & PROGRAMS OFFICE (ISPO) IS HERE FOR YOU

• Join our virtual Zoom Advising sessions to connect with our International Student Advisors. 
• When you join our Zoom Advising, you will enter a virtual waiting room.
• An ISPO advisor will admit one student at a time on a first-come first-serve basis.
• If your case is too complex and will take more than 10 minutes to discuss, the advisor will refer you to schedule a follow-up Zoom appointment at another time.
• Everyone who enters the waiting room within the time period posted below will be admitted for advising, but the waiting time may reach up to 30 minutes during busy advising sessions.

• Join our virtual Zoom Advising sessions to connect with our Newly Admitted Students Advising Team. 
• When you join our Zoom Advising, you will enter a virtual waiting room.
• An ISPO advisor will admit one student at a time on a first-come first-serve basis.
• If your case is too complex and will take more than 10 minutes to discuss, the advisor will refer you to schedule a follow-up Zoom appointment at another time.
• Everyone who enters the waiting room within the time period posted below will be admitted for advising, but the waiting time may reach up to 30 minutes during busy advising sessions.

• If you have more complex questions or a situation that we may not have time to discuss during our regularly scheduled virtual Zoom Advising sessions, you may request a Zoom appointment.
• Click on the link below and submit the Contact Form with a thorough description of the topic/situation you would like to discuss.
• Within 5 businesss days (1 week), an ISPO advisor will answer your questions through email, or schedule a Zoom appointment with you if one is needed for your case.

• All submitted forms will be automatically routed to the appropriate advisor, and considered on a case-by-case basis.
• We will do our best to complete your request as soon as possible, but completion of your request before its due date is subject to our advisors' current workload and it is not guaranteed.
• A notification email will be sent to you when your document/service request has been completed.

Emergency Phone Number:

• Available after hours and on weekends, university holidays and during other announced closures.
• Do not call this number during our office hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
• Use this phone number only in urgent, but non-emergency after-hours situations.
• In a true health or safety-related emergency, call 911.
• In an emergency related to your I-20/DS-2019 travel signature, first review information regarding the I-515A on our travel page.
• (858) 534-4357 (UC San Diego Campus Police).

Effective Friday, March 20, 2020, the International Students & Programs Office (ISPO) is closed to the public for in-person service due to the State of California “Stay at Home Order” (Executive Order N-33-20).

Due to COVID-19 guidelines limiting social gatherings and interactions, ISPO will continue to provide all advising services through virtual Zoom Advising and email. These measures not only serve to protect both you and our staff through recommended social distancing, but they are designed to better serve you with more accessible advising and information online.

If you have planned to pick up your requested document in person at our office, please update your document delivery preference:

• Fill out the “ CONTACT FORM ” above.
• Select “Other”.
• And enter your updated delivery and mailing details.
  • U.S. Postal Service mail ( only for domestic mail within the U.S., at ISPO’s expense), or
  • Express Mail (for both domestic and international mail, at student’s expense).