Travel Recommendations

CIE discourages non-essential travel this summer due to COVID-19.

If you must travel, use caution and carefully consider the following:

• Visa expired? Anticipate delays and possible difficulty renewing. U.S. Embassies and Consulates, in general, are open for some services. However, the resumption of routine visa services is occurring on a post-by-post basis. Many are not at full capacity and some have not resumed routine visa services. Anticipate delays or the possibility of cancelled visa interview appointments. If your F-1 visa has expired and you leave the U.S., there is risk of not getting a visa interview appointment to return for Fall 2021.
• Travel Signature expired? Allow at least 2 weeks to receive a new I-20 via the I-20 Reprint Request process due to campus closure. CIE’s Travel Requirements
• Review US Entrance Requirements! All air passengers coming to the United States, including U.S. citizens and F-1 international students, are required to have a negative COVID-19 test result or documentation of recent recovery from COVID-19 before they board a flight to the United States. Please visit CDC’s website for additional information.
• US State Department International Travel Advisories- the US State Department has issued Travel Advisories for much of the world. 80% of the world is currently listed as Level 4-Do Not Travel, due to COVID-19 and other risk factors. Although this is not binding, please consider the recommendations when considering travel. See the Travel Advisories website for more information.
• Risk of Quarantine and Delays- the COVID-19 situation is still fluid both in the US and abroad. Any travel may result in unexpected delays, quarantines, and expenses (related to unexpected hotel stays, quarantines, etc) either on departure or arrival.

On-Campus Job Opportunities Interview

Our partners at Ustudy Global and Applywave recently interviewed our very own CIE Assistants, Francisco (Equatorial Guinea) and Sebastian (Costa Rica), about their experiences with with On-Campus job opportunities. Watch and listen to them discuss their personal experiences as Madison College students, how they navigate finding jobs, and how they came to work for the Center for International Education! Thank you, Francisco and Sebastian, for sharing your stories and experiences!

Watch the interview here!

SEVP Continues COVID Enrollment Accommodations Through Spring 2022

The U.S. SEVP has announced that existing COVID-19 Enrollment Accommodations will continue for the upcoming academic year including both Fall 2021 and Spring 2022. This means that if you:

• Were studying in the U.S. as of March 9, 2020 and have maintained valid F-1 visa status, you may continue to enroll in all online classes in the upcoming academic year.
• Arrived to the U.S. in F-1 visa status after March 9, 2020, then you may not pursue a 100% online course of study, but you may engage in a hybrid course of study that exceeds the standard 3 credit online limit. The New International Student Seminar satisfies this hybrid requirement for your first semester. We recommend students who were new to the F-1 visa status after March 9, 2020 to enroll in at least one hybrid or in-person course for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 to ensure compliance with the most narrow interpretation of the policy guidance.

International Admissions Video Available!

Check out our new step-by-step video to help guide students through the international admissions process. Share with your friends and family who are interested in learning more about the process of coming to Madison College as an international student! Thank you to Visual Communications student, Kate Ermolenko for creating this video. 

Watch the video on the Wolfpack Wisdom Student Channel here!

Congratulations Award Recipients!

Congratulations to our great international student leaders who won Student Success Awards this year! Another congratulations to Robin Alcorta, who won Student Employee of the Year! Our international students who won awards include:

• Barbara Moreno

• Ana Paula Rodvalho Fernandes Moreira

• Talita Maciel

• Opeyemi Adedeji Solomon

• Adama Sawadogo

Let’s all congratulate them on receiving these awards for their achievements and commitment to the school! You can see the full list of students here. 

Student Worker Spotlight

Get to know our CIE Assistants!

My name is Sebastian Varela and I'm an international student from San Jose, Costa Rica. I'm studying in the Liberal Arts Transfer Program - Engineering and I am currently part of the Madison College Men's Soccer Team with 2021 being my second year. I want to become a professional soccer player with an engineering degree and hopefully be able to represent my country in a World Cup. I love football (soccer), travelling, cooking, running, working out, and being around friends. Being able to work at CIE has helped me to develop myself by helping other students, and gave me the chance to meet wonderful people.

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