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

• Join our online 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 online OPT Group Advising sessions during the times posted below to ask general questions about the 3 stages of F-1 OPT work authorization.
• If you have case specific OPT questions, attend our one-on-one Zoom Advising for Current and Former Students above instead.
• Come to these sessions after reviewing our opt.ucsd.edu website or after viewing our OPT Stage 1, 2, and 3 videos first.

• 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.
• Please note that Zoom appointment availability is limited, with longer waiting times, so a faster way to talk to us may be through attending additional regularly scheduled virtual Zoom Advising sessions.
• Submit our Contact Form with a thorough description of the topic/situation you would like to discuss.
• Within 3-5 businesss days (1 week), an ISPO Advisor will answer your questions through email, or schedule a Zoom appointment with you if one is available and/or needed for your case.

• Now available in Fall 2020.
• On-campus and want to see an ISPO Advisor or pick up a document in-person? Schedule an in-person appointment with ISPO through the appointment scheduler below.
• Thursdays, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (hours subject to change).
• ISPO is located at Student Center B (on the corner of Mandeville Lane and Gilman Drive).
• At your scheduled appointment time, enter Student Center B via the 2nd floor bridge entrance across from Mandeville Auditorium. Look for our signage when you approach.

• 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.

BUSINESS HOURS EMERGENCY PHONE LINE:

• WHEN TO USE:
  • Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
• WHEN NOT TO USE:
  • In a true health or safety-related emergency. Instead, call 911, or UC San Diego Campus Police 858-534-4357.
    
  • For regular questions related to your visa status. Instead, join our Zoom Advising or submit a Contact Form above.
• WHAT SITUATIONS:
  • Only in urgent, but non health or safety-related emergency situations during ISPO's business hours, such as if you are having travel issues, and you or a government official or law enforcement officer need to contact an ISPO Advisor. 
• ADDITIONAL INFO:
  • In an emergency related to your I-20/DS-2019 travel signature, first review information regarding the I-515A on our travel page .
• PHONE NUMBER:
  • 858-534-3730

AFTER HOURS EMERGENCY PHONE LINE:

• WHEN TO USE:
  • After hours and on weekends, university holidays and during other announced closures.
• WHEN NOT TO USE:
  • In a true health or safety-related emergency. Instead, call 911.
  • During ISPO's business hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
  • For regular questions related to your visa status. Instead, join our Zoom Advising or submit a Contact Form above.
• WHAT SITUATIONS:
  • Only in urgent, but non health or safety-related emergency after-hours situations.
• ADDITIONAL INFO:
  • In an emergency related to your I-20/DS-2019 travel signature, first review information regarding the I-515A on our travel page .
• PHONE NUMBER:
  • 858-534-4357 (UC San Diego Campus Police).

PRINTABLE ISPO EMERGENCY CONTACT CARD

You can download and print this card, or save it as a digital copy .

The ISPO Emergency Contact Card can be printed for your wallet and/or kept with your immigration documents. This card has important phone numbers as well as tips on what to do if you are detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or are arrested by police.