New Student Information Form Help Guide

International Services New Student Information Form

As a new F-1 or J-1 student at LSU, one of the first things you need to do after arriving in the U.S. and/or Baton Rouge is report your arrival to LSU and to the Department of Homeland Security. 

This is done via updates to your F-1 or J-1 record in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). Advisors at International Services (ISO) take care of facilitating your arrival reporting; however, we need information from you before we can do that. The New Student Information Form collects what International Services advisors need to review before reporting your arrival in SEVIS.

Please complete and submit this form upon your arrival to the U.S. Once you have submitted your form, you will need to register for a SEVIS Check in with ISO to review your materials. The appointment will be a 15-minute virtual meeting. For a smooth appointment experience, we recommend that you plan to join the meeting from a laptop or tablet as opposed to your phone, to facilitate screen sharing.
 

Materials and Information You Will Need

You will need the following information and materials to complete your New Student Information Form.

1. An Electronic copy of your current status documents
2. Your local address in the U.S.
   • Please review the instructions on how to update your local U.S. address in MyLSU.
3. Your home country emergency contact information
4. Your U.S. emergency contact information (if you have one)

Current Status Documents

You will need copies of the following documents available as a jpeg, png or pdf to upload into your request. 

• Your current passport bio page (page with your picture and passport expiration info)
• Your most recent F-1 or J-1 visa stamp page in your passport. 
• Your most recent F-1 or J-1 ink entry stamp page in your passport.
• Your most recent I-94 admission record (accessible at i94.cbp.dhs.gov/) or I-797 (the replacement I-94 you received from an Immigration Service Center if you applied for a change of status and received it). 
• Your LSU I-20 for F-1 status or your LSU DS-2019 for J-1 status that includes your signature.