International Education Services (IES) organizes the International Student Orientation to answer questions that may arise as you make your transition to the University of Maryland.

International Student Orientation

Open to all new students

Welcome Check-In

All new international students should attend a required Welcome Check-In. Please choose ONE Welcome Check-In that fits your schedule. The Welcome Check-Ins will last around 1.5 hours and are held in Room 1116, J.M. Patterson Building. The Welcome Check-In dates can be viewed in the calendar below.

Documents to bring:

• Photocopy of passport (name and expiration pages)
  
• Photocopy of visa
• Photocopy of I-94 (front and back)
• Photocopies of all previous I-20s/DS-2019s 
• Photocopies of all dependents Immigration documents (if applicable)

International Student Orientation

The Spring 2010 International Student Orientation will be held January 20 - 22, 2010.

Some graduate school orientation programs may conflict with the IES Orientation. If you have such a conflict, you should attend your departmental program and include IES sessions as time allows. If any required sessions are missed you will need to attend them at a later date.

Register for the International Student Orientation.

Below is the proposed schedule for the International Student Orientation. Orientation dates are fixed, but session times may change, so please check the calendar before orientation begins.