International Student Updates

Arrival and Quarantine Guidelines

As we prepare campus for the arrival of our new and returning students, please rest assured that Indiana Tech is taking all necessary precautions to keep students, staff, and faculty safe during these tumultuous times. In accordance with the Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines, any student traveling internationally is recommended to quarantine for 14 […]

SEVP Notification Explained

As many of you are aware, SEVP released a notification on July 6, 2020, addressing recent changes within the F-1 Regulation. The notification indicates that temporary exemptions to the F-1 Regulation, which were applicable in Spring of 2020, will not be extended to the Fall 2020 semester. The temporary exemption stated that nonimmigrant students were […]

SEVP Update – July 6, 2020

Please review the following guideline, announced today, July 6, 2020, regarding F-1 student online course eligibility here.

Incoming Students Visas for Fall 2020

We understand that many US consulates still remain closed for student visa appointment requests. Countries are beginning to resume normal visa processing, but re-opening will be a gradual process over the next coming months. We advise that students continue to monitor consulates in their home country if appointments have not yet resumed. For students that […]

On-Campus Classes to Resume for Fall 2020

Indiana Tech will resume on-campus classes for the Fall 2020 semester. Below are the program start dates for our undergraduate and graduate programs for international students: Undergraduate: Tuesday, August 11th Graduate: Monday, August 10th (MSE) Tuesday, September 1st (MBA/MSM)   If you still need to collect immigration documents for your I-20, please contact your admissions […]

Courier Shipping and Immigration Documents

Indiana Tech is currently shipping immigration documents to most international destinations through DHL. However, in areas where there are nation-wide quarantines or significant shipping delays, we are holding off I-20 shipments to avoid loss or delay of student documents. Normal shipments will resume once countries re-open in the coming weeks. If you have any questions […]

Tax Information and COVID-19 Stimulus Checks

We have received a multitude of emails in the past week regarding the $1,200 stimulus check provided by the United States government. We are aware that some of our international students have received this stimulus check. According to the following article on the IRS website, international students, or nonresident aliens, are not eligible to receive […]

Duolingo English Test to Now Meet Proficiency Requirements

Hello future Warriors! We hope that you are well in these trying times. As we continue to process applications for our fall graduate and undergraduate start dates, we are aware of the certain challenges students are facing in regards to providing English proficiency test results. We know many of you have had test dates cancelled […]

Issuance of I-20s for Incoming International Students

Hello future Warriors! We at Indiana Tech hope that you are staying safe and healthy as the world continues to cope with the COVID-19 outbreak. Despite the current global crisis, we, as are all of you, are still working to process applications and documents for upcoming intakes later this year. At this time, most US […]

Changes to Summer 2020 Graduate Intakes – COVID-19

Hello future Warriors! In light of US embassies halting visa appointments and other global travel restrictions, we will be deferring all applicants for our June and July graduate start dates to a later session. All MSE(IS) students previously applying for the summer June session will automatically be deferred to August. All MBA students applying for […]