Pre-Arrival Sessions

Sessions will be hosted by the International Student Services Team. They will include information specifically for you as an international student about course registration, housing, transportation, and how to prepare to enter the U.S. among other important information. Family members are welcome.

Fall 2025 Immigration Check-in Procedures

Step 1: Check-In Portal

This step cannot be completed until after you arrive in the US.

A separate email will be sent to you inviting you to create a portal profile. You will be using this portal to

  • Provide your local address in the US and;
  • Submit your immigration documents (Visa, signed I-20, and I-94)

If you do not have a device to complete this step, you may go to any computer lab on campus with your documents available digitally to upload to the portal. You can send them to yourself via email or have them on a flash drive.

If you have not yet received an email, please note that the ISSS Office will reach out to you closer to the beginning of classes.

Step 1: Check-In Portal

Step 2: International Student Orientation (ISO)

Fall 2025
Date: Monday, August 18, 2025
Time: 12pm-5pm
Location: LBJ Student Center-Grand Ballroom

Fall 2025 I-Student Orientation for Round Rock Campus student (ISO-Virtual)

Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Place: Virtual Session
You will be provided a Zoom link the week prior if you are registered as a Round Rock student.
Time: 3 p.m.- 4 p.m.

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Step 2: International Student Orientation (ISO)

IMPORTANT: Immigration Check-in Requirement

F-1 regulations (8 CFR 214.2) require F-1 international students in initial SEVIS status to report to ISSS "as soon as possible upon admission into the United States but no later than the Initial Session Start Date (start of classes) as listed in SEVIS."

Failure to do so will jeopardize your F-1 status.

If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail inational@txstate.edu or call ISSS at (512) 245-7966.