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Preparing for Your Arrival in the U.S.

Your preparation for arrival should comprise the following steps :

Wait to receive the Form I-20A and SEVIS receipt from the College. You will need both of these documents for your visa appointment. Please read the welcome letter provided by Alison Champeaux. Transfer students who arrived in the U.S. prior to September 1, 2004 are not required to pay a SEVIS fee as long as they have no gap in studies more than 5 months. Transfer students (transferring from a US high school and college) will only receive an I-20A.
Apply for a Student Visa (not relevant for Canadian Students)
For more information about applying for a Visa and preparing for your visa interview, please go to:
Checklist for Visa Appointments
Book Flights to the United States
Check dates for Orientation first
Arriving at a U.S. Airport - what to expect
Information on arriving at a U.S. airport

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Canadian Students are required to carry a valid passport to arrive in the U.S. by air or sea and beginning January 1, 2008 to arrive in the U.S. by land.

Checklist

Once you have been approved for and received your F-1 visa (or do not need to apply for a visa), make your travel arrangements.

For new students: when you make your travel arrangements, plan to arrive only on the dates stated above. We are unable to accommodate earlier arrivals on campus; housing and meals are not available. It is absolutely fine for you to arrive in the U.S. up to 30 days before your "Program Start Date" this is number 5 on your I-20 and visit/stay with family and friends. You may not arrive any earlier than 30 days before your Program Start Date. Once you have made your travel plans, please let me know.
For transfer and Canadian students, please inform me of your travel arrangements as soon as they are known.

Please inform Alison Champeaux of the following information:

The airline(s) that you are flying with
All your flight information (including connections)
Your city of arrival (we can only come to collect you from the Duluth International Airport )
Your time of arrival
If you are coming with family/friends from your home country
If you are being met at the airport or if you need to be met (at the Duluth Airport) and brought to the college.

NOTE: If you are not flying to Duluth and are being driven to campus please confirm the day of arrival and the approximate time.

** Air Travel to Duluth is possible through Northwest Airlines (a partner of KLM). Flights to Duluth come from Minneapolis/St. Paul (Minnesota) airport or Detroit (Michigan) airport. **

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