我们非常高兴地欢迎你来到newbb电子平台! Use this page to learn more about your first steps to joining the Bobcat family in Athens, Ohio. In the below sections you will hear from current international students about OHIO and Athens, Ohio as well as how to get your initial immigration documentation, 如何为你的美国之行做准备.S.报到，并为抵达校园做准备.
请查看YouTube页面 国际学生反思 更多地了解雅典, Ohio, Ohio University, and what previous students feel you should know before joining the Bobcat Family.
去美国上大学.S. 您将需要资格证书(COE). You can join a university as a student in F-1 status using an I-20 or in J-1 status using a DS-2019. You will need the COE for several important steps in the arrival process. 你可以在下面了解更多.
The 国际学生和学者服务 Office does not create initial immigration documents. 请参阅下面的适用办公室联系.
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A visa is an entry document that you must apply for at a consulate outside of the United States. This document is added to your passport and serves as permission to request entry at your initial U.S. entry port.
The F-1 visa 允许学术学生进入美国.S. 作为一名全日制学生 at an accredited academic institution or language training program.
The J-1 visa allows an academic student typically sponsored by an educational or non-profit institution to enter the U.S. 作为一名全日制学生.
No, citizens of Canada and Bermuda are not required to obtain a visa for entry.
不，你的签证必须有效才能进入美国.S. Please make note of this when you plan to travel home for breaks or abroad for research.
Once you receive your COE (your I-20 or DS-2019) from the appropriate admitting office, 你可以开始办理入境签证了.
Receive and review entry visa – confirm that the information on your visa stamp matches what is on your I-20 or DS-2019 and/or passport.
请注意，学生可能无法进入美国.S. any earlier than 30 days prior to the start date on their I-20 or DS-2019.
You should be aware that a visa does not guarantee entry to the United States. The Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) has authority to deny admission at the US port-of-entry.
Students should carry all essential documents with them in their carry on luggage. 再次检查你是否准备好了一切:
You will meet the Customs and Border Protection Officers at your initial port of entry into the U.S. 比如芝加哥奥黑尔国际机场, Illinois), 肯尼迪国际机场(纽约), New York), 或华盛顿-杜勒斯港(斯特林港), Virginia).
将有两道入境线:一条是美国入境线.S. 公民和一个国际游客.
The officer will review your documents and ask you a few questions about the purpose of your travel to the U.S.
如果一切正常，官员将允许你进入美国.S. 并在您的护照上盖上:
如果你试图进入美国.S. without all your required documents or with unsigned or missing information, CBP官员可能会拒绝你进入美国.S. 或者，官员可能会发给你一张I-515表格. Learn 如果你拿到I-515该怎么办.
有时学生被送到 二次检查 等待警官进一步询问以确认他们的身份. If you are in need of support during arrival time for Ohio University, 您可以拨打我们的到达和迎新热线740.593.4339.
During your arrival process with CBP, they will issue your I-94 record.
表格I-94，“入境/离境记录”是一个关键的记录. It shows that you have been legally admitted to the United States, 录取的班级, 以及授权的停留期限. Ohio University ISSS staff will check your I-94 record for accuracy during orientation.
If you arrive by a land port, you will receive a paper Form I-94. 如果您通过空运或海运到达入境口岸, an automated Form I-94 record will automatically be generated for you by U.S. 海关和边境保护局(CBP)官员.
Your final flight destination should be to John Glenn International Airport in Columbus, Ohio. 机场代码是CMH. 了解更多关于约翰格伦国际机场的信息.
你可以去俄亥俄州雅典市的newbb电子平台 GoBus, a public bus service that offers three daily trips to the Ohio University campus. Please carefully read the bus schedule to confirm that a GoBus departure from John Glenn International Airport is available close to your expected arrival time. Please note that you should plan to debark from the GoBus at the 贝克大学中心 stop. If your arrival is after the last GoBus trip for the day, you should plan for a hotel stay 在俄亥俄州的哥伦布市过夜. There are taxis and a university shuttle as travel options, however those may cost in excess of $120 per trip. 如果你住在校外, you may need to call a taxi to take you from the GoBus 贝克大学中心 bus stop to your final destination. If you or your family is driving to the Ohio University campus, please see our driving directions.
The Immigration Check-in should only be completed by students who are physically inside of the US. 一旦你进入这个国家，请登录iCats.mediagate-egy.net. Under the gray “Requests” banner click on the entry that starts with “Admitted Spring…”. 填妥并提交“Confirm Arrival” e-form. In order to complete this check-in you will need to have the following items available:
This step must be completed before we can report your arrival to the U.S. Government
If you have been approved for late arrival through the graduate college and ISSS, please visit the Late Arrival page 了解下一步该怎么做.