Immigration Check-In and Information Resources

Immigration Check-In for SEVIS Registration

You are required to submit Immigration Check-In within one week after arrival.

1. To start the process, log in to iStart

2. Scroll down and click on "New Student Visa Documentation Process: (your PSU campus name)" under Requests.

• • Click on "+" sign for "Immigration Check-In"
  • Complete 5 REQUIRED items

3. Account Management Log In: Penn State Account Management (psu.edu)  Account Management is used to update addresses and phone numbers. 

Visit our website to learn more about Immigration Check-In

Instructions via iStart (a. New Student Forms > Mandatory: Immigration Check-In form).

Information Resources

• Before You Arrive: Before You Arrive (psu.edu)Links to an external site.
• Email Pre-Arrival for Initial I-20/DS-2019 Questions: international@psu.edu 
• Pay the I-901 SEVIS Fee: Department of Homeland Security - Form I-901 (fmjfee.com)
• Apply for an U.S. Visa (F-1/J-1): Official list of embassies from the U.S. Department of State (usembassy.gov)
• Visa Appointment Wait Time: Visa Appointment Wait Times (state.gov)
• F-1/J-1 Full-Time Enrollment Status: Enrollment Requirements | Global Penn State (psu.edu)Links to an external site.
• I-94 Official Site: I-94 Official Website (dhs.gov)Links to an external site.

• • • NOTE: Form I-94 issued upon arrival in the U.S. and is accessible at this site after arrival.

• F-1 Student Resources at Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Site: Students | Study in the States (dhs.gov)Links to an external site.