ISSS News - February 2024
Announcements
Nonresident international employees and students have access to free tax preparation software
As the new year begins, CU faculty, staff and students will begin receiving critical documents needed to file their annual income tax returns. For certain international employees and students, this means receiving Forms W-2 and/or 1042-S from CU over the month of January.Form W-2 is issued to any em...
Free undergraduate academic culture and English language tutoring
Is it challenging for you to speak up in class or finish writing your papers? Do you feel nervous about talking to your professors during office hours? Are you not sure what is appropriate to say around your classmates? If you鈥檙e an undergraduate who speaks English as an additional language, you can...
ISSS emergency financial grant for 2023-2024 academic year: Open until April 16, 2024
Every fall and spring semester, ISSS awards limited emergency grant funds for qualifying continuing鈥痷ndergraduate and graduate students in F-1 and J-1 student status with unexpected financial emergencies.鈥疓rant amounts vary according to available funds and demonstrated need. With a limited amount of...
Join the organizers of CU鈥檚 largest and most exciting international event
Help us plan the International Festival this year by joining the IFest Committee! This year鈥檚 theme is 鈥ovies! So be prepared to plan for an extravagant night full of prizes, fun, and culture. Through IFest, students can represent and share their cultures with others.Join us for weekly meetings, fo...
麻豆影院 Friends of International Students (BFIS)
Would you like to connect with a local resident/family for social outings and activities?聽Complete the 麻豆影院 Friends of International Students (BFIS) Application e-form in the MyISSS Portal under 鈥淕eneral Forms.鈥 If the form is not visible when you try to access, ISSS has stopped accepting applica...
Immigration News
Drop advising required hold- Spring 2024
Immigration regulations require students in F-1 and J-1 status to be enrolled in a full-time course load each fall and spring semester to maintain nonimmigrant visa status.Full-time enrollment is only required in the summer if it is your first or last semester of enrollment.Drop advising required ho...
Are you an international student in F-1 status completing your academic program spring 2024? Here are some important reminders
Let ISSS know!If you are graduating this semester:Complete the ISSS Confirmation of Final Semester e-form (available in the MyISSS portal).If you plan to defend your dissertation or thesis prior to the start of the summer 2024 term:Email ISSS as soon as possible so ISSS can provide important informa...
USCIS announces inflation adjustment to premium processing fees
Effective Feb. 26, 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) filing fee for the Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing, will increase.Impacted forms: Form I-765 (Application for Employment Authorization), Form I-539 (Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status), Form I-129...
Limited stateside H-1B visa renewal program relaunching
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) is relaunching the H-1B Domestic Renewal Pilot Program on January 29, 2024. DOS has released Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the program on their website and an online tool to assist with determining eligibility to participate in the program.A visa stamp in...
Community Corner
Monthly mobile food pantry
The Basic Needs Center鈥檚 mobile food pantries are free and open to CU 麻豆影院 students, faculty, and staff, as well as community members of 麻豆影院 and Broomfield Counties. Registration is required. Attendees may receive up to 30 pounds of food in multiple boxes.Mobile Food Pantry Information &...
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