You cannot modify course registration until you complete:1. International Student Preparation Course2. ISSS Check-In through MyISSS
You have an AI registration hold.
You’ve arrived in the USA!
ACTION (USING MYISSS):
If you are already in the USA, and you've received your UMN I-20/DS-2019
ACTION (USING MYISSS):
Upload your immigration documents
Complete ISSS Check-In and Welcome Online Session
Upload your immigration documents
Complete ISSS Check-In and Welcome Online Session
Hooray! You’ve been admi�ed to UMN.
Confirm your acceptance
ACTION:
TIMELINE�&�CHECKLIST for Undergraduate International Students (Freshman and Transfer)
You’ve confirmed your acceptance.
You’ve never a�ended a USA institution OR have taken more than a 5 month
absence from a USA institution.
Obtain “Initial A�endance I-20” from UMN
You've completed your ISSS Check-In.
Update home/mailing address in MyU
Register for full-time courses if you haven’t yet
START�HERE
Claim your UMN account & begin checking your email regularly
ACTION:
ACTION:
ACTION:
Complete the International Student Preparation Course
ACTION:
You are currently at or previously a�ended a USA institution for the
most recent term.
Obtain “Transfer Pending I-20” from UMN
ACTION:
AI Registration hold unlocked!
AI Registration hold permanently removed within 2 business days
I-20
I-20
This will activate your SEVIS record within 10 days
SEVIS
Complete New Student Checklist
Select a datefor New Student Orientation
You’ve recieved a mid-semester email
from ISSS
Complete ISSS mid-semester check-in
ACTION:
In which you will:
BEFORE your New Student Orientation
Complete your Boynton Immunization Form
Find & secure housing
ACTION:
F-I SEVIS transfer onlyWithin 15 days a�er the start of
classes, “Transfer Complete” I-20 will be issued
SEVIS
I-20
Identify & remove additional registration holds, if necessary
Within a week, register for DUO, more information isat isss.umn.edu/new/duo.html
ACTION:
AFTER New Student Orientation
Register forclasses
ACTION:
It’s time for New Student Orientation!
If you are studying online from your home country for the Fall 2020 semester:
ACTION:
Email [email protected] to update ISSS and inform your academic adviser on your plans to study online
Using MyISSS: Upload your immigration documents and complete ISSS Check-In AFTER you arrive in USA for Spring semester
Email [email protected] if you have any questions.
IF�YOU�ARE�ATTENDING�CLASSES�ON�CAMPUS�
BEFORE you arrive at UMN
Information: Your AI registration hold will be temporarily li�ed to a future date and will not
prevent Fall or Spring course registration
You cannot register for your next semester until the NIS hold is removed a�er you complete the ISSS mid-semester check-in.
You have an NIS registration hold.
