In-Person Office Hours 

The International Student Center has in-person office hours Monday to Friday, 9:00am-4:00pm.

Virtual Office Hours

Team members are available Monday to Friday, during virtual office hours, to assist with general inquiries and scheduling advising appointments through our LiveChat tool. Simply click on the “Chat Now” button on the bottom right of your browser, during scheduled virtual office hours, to interact with one of our team members. Please check below for scheduled virtual office hours:
(All times in PST)
Monday - Friday: 9:00am-12:00pm // 1:00pm-4:00pm
All other questions may be emailed to the office at iscreception@sdsu.edu.
 

You may also leave a message for us by clicking the “Leave a Message” button on the bottom right of your browser, and someone will follow-up with your inquiry. 

In-Person Open Advising Hours:
In-Person Open Advising Hours, where no appointment is necessary, are hosted weekly. Please check below for scheduled open advising hours:

Tuesday and Thursday: 1:30pm-3:00pm.

Advising is handled first-come, first-served. Advisors will evaluate your questions and if more time is needed, will refer you to schedule an appointment. The session will be closed 10 minutes prior to the end of the posted hours for any additional students to be added to the pending list. 

Virtual Open Advising Hours
Virtual Open Advising Hours where no appointment is necessary, are hosted weekly. Please check below for scheduled open advising hours:

Wednesdays: 1:30pm – 3:00pm

When you join virtual open advising hours, you are placed in a ZOOM virtual waiting room. Advising is handled first-come, first-served. Advisors will evaluate your questions and if more time is needed, will refer you to our appointment scheduling system. The virtual session will be locked 10 minutes prior to the end of the posted hours. Please review the International Student Services Calendar on the right of the webpage to view which advisors are scheduled. You can access the ZOOM session link from the calendar.   

Requests for Letters, I-20’s, and DS-2019 documents can be submitted using our online request forms. All documents are sent to students via e-mail, using certified e-signatures, approved for use by the Student Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP).
Please review our Documents and Requests for International Students webpage for instructions to complete your form and submit your request. New online forms are developed and added regularly. 

You may come into the office or call during business hours and schedule a future appointment with an advisor. You may also log-on during scheduled virtual office hours to schedule an appointment with one of our team members via LiveChat. You can also leave a message for us by clicking the “Leave a Message” button on the bottom right of your browser, and someone will follow-up with your request. Upon review, you will be sent a personalized link for you to choose from available appointment times using our online scheduling system. Appointments must be made at least 1-day in advance.

Information about orientation programming for new F-1 and J-1 exchange students can be found here.

Please review the Optional Practical Training (OPT) website for a complete listing of scheduled workshops, information and instructions on how to apply, and how to submit a registration request for the review session.