We are looking forward to your arrival at Champlain College! If you follow the instructions outlined below, you should be able to enter the United States without difficulty.
- IMPORTANT! DO NOT come earlier than 30 days before your program start date indicated on your Form I-20. You risk being denied entry or being admitted as another visa category (i.e. Visitor instead of a Student).
- DO NOT arrive later than the program start date without our permission.
- DO NOT pack your immigration documents in your suitcase.
- Text on WhatsApp using this phone number in case of emergency: +1-802-318-0365.
- All international students entering the U.S. will receive an electronic I-94. This is your STATUS inside the U.S. After entering the U.S., in order to check that you have been placed into the correct status ("F-1 D/S"), please click here.
- Have your documents ready to show a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer. You will be asked to show your passport, F-1 student visa, Form I-20, and financial documents when you are going through U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Inspection.
- Be prepared to explain why you are coming to the U.S. The CBP officer will ask a few questions about your purpose for coming to the U.S. Please be prepared to tell them why you are coming to study at Champlain College.
- If you do not have your I-20 and you are issued an I-515A, please e-mail Jessa Karki, jkarki@champlain.edu, as soon as possible so that she can work to fix your status. An I-515A only allows you to stay in the U.S. for 30 days.
- You may be asked to go to secondary inspections. This is normal - do not worry.
- Please report to the Office of International Student Services (Skiff Hall, Room 204) soon as you arrive to Champlain College. Please bring with you the following documents for inspection:
- Passport (s) with current F-1 Student Visa
- Original Champlain College Form I-20
- Original Forms I-20 from any other U.S. schools that you have attended