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All students must demonstrate financial ability to support the cost of attendance for one year of studies. You will need to provide the following two documents as follows:

1. OR affidavit of support issued by notary or bank official: This document must be signed by you and your sponsor. If you have multiple sponsors, please submit an FSIS form for each sponsor, or ensure that your affidavit of support has all necessary signatures. If you are self-sponsored, this document is not required.
2. Bank statement/bank letter: Your financial document must demonstrate a minimum balance to cover the cost of your program in liquid funds, and must be dated within 6 months from the time your I-20 is issued. Students may deduct their academic merit scholarship from the total amount required to be issued an I-20.
   • Financial guarantee/scholarship award letter: Alternatively, students may provide a letter from your sponsoring organization confirming that you will be receiving additional scholarship funds from an external source or from a government sponsored scholarship such as SACM, The Kuwait Cultural Division or The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates.

You should upload your documents into your online. Your I-20 will be sent to you via email with your admissions package.

Students outside of the U.S.A.

When you receive your I-20, contact the U.S. Embassy in your home country to make an appointment for an or a interview right away. Please do NOT make an appointment until you received your I-20.

Learn more about preparing for your visa interview.

Visa tip: If your visa gets denied, don’t give up! Try again! Many of our students have been able to secure their visa after their first attempt.

Students currently in the U.S.A.

International students in the U.S.A. who wish to transfer to UB should follow the transfer instructions sent to them along with their acceptance letter. For more information, please email .

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Access your and upload your Visa. Be sure all the information on your Visa is accurate and spelled correctly!

Have your physician complete Health Form A as soon as possible. Once this form is complete, please upload it to the .

To begin your travel, please follow all the instructions given to you with the I-20 and plan your trip to the United States so that you arrive no sooner than 30 days prior to your program start date on your I-20.

Arrivals from JFK or LaGuardia Airport: We advise international students to choose JFK as their arrival airport as this is the most convenient airport for international arrivals. We recommend making a shuttle reservation with Go Shuttle of Connecticut before your departure. When you arrive at LaGuardia or JFK, go to the Ground Transportation Center/Welcome Center and use the provided phones to inform Go Shuttle of your arrival. Go Shuttle is only available from LaGuardia or JFK Airports and goes directly to the UB campus. For more information, visit Go Shuttle at www.goairportshuttle.com or call (877-544-4646).

Arrivals from Newark Liberty International Airport: Make reservations with the Amtrak Train to go from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) directly to Bridgeport, CT (BRP) at www.amtrak.com. Please ensure that your train leaves at least 3 hours after your flight arrives to allow enough time to pass through immigration and collect your luggage. Once you have your luggage, look for signs for the airport’s AirTrain. You will take the AirTrain to the Rail Link with NJ Transit and Amtrak (after P4 Station). You can board your reserved Amtrak Train from the open platform at the EWR Station. When you arrive at the Bridgeport train station, go downstairs to the taxi cab stand and take a 5 minute cab ride directly to campus.

Note: DO NOT TAKE A TAXI FROM ANY NEW YORK OR NEW JERSEY AIRPORT TO CAMPUS! It’s very expensive.

By car:
Traveling south on I-95: Take Exit 27. At the traffic light at the bottom of the exit ramp, turn left. Take a left at the next stoplight under the I-95 overpass. (Make sure not to get back on the I-95 North entrance ramp.) At the next light, turn right onto Broad St. Continue on Broad St. until you come to Gregory St. Turn right onto Gregory St. Proceed down Gregory St. for one block. Turn left on Myrtle Ave. You may park in the parking lot on the right side. The Student Center is the red brick building on the left.

Traveling north on I-95: Take Exit 27. At the bottom of the ramp, continue straight to the third traffic light. (Make sure to bear to the right off the I-95 North entrance ramp.) At the third traffic light, turn right onto Broad St. Continue on Broad St. until you come to Gregory St. Turn right onto Gregory St. Proceed down Gregory St. for one block. Turn left on Myrtle Ave. You may park in the parking lot on the right side. The Student Center is the red brick building on the left.

Visit bridgeport.edu/ubnet and use your UB student ID number located in your acceptance letter to create your UBNet ID and access your myUB portal.

Questions? Visit the .

Students can follow the “Next Steps” found on their to submit their deposits through UB’s website. Or, you may use .

Once you receive your student visa, we encourage you to submit your tuition deposit promptly to confirm your place in the program. The tuition deposit is $400 for undergraduate and master’s students, and $750 for Ph.D. students.

If you plan to live on campus, a $250 housing deposit is also required to reserve your room. You may combine the tuition and housing deposits into a single payment for convenience.

Please note that the tuition deposit is non-refundable.

You may also send a bank check or money order, drawn on a U.S. bank, payable to “911±¬ÁÏÍø.” Please mail your bank check or money order to the following address:

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Office of Admissions
126 Park Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604, U.S.A.

You should include your full name (family name and first name) and your University ID number with ALL deposit payments. Your University ID number is on your acceptance letter.

Students planning to live on campus:

Email to make housing arrangements (this includes a roommate compatibility survey, graduate non-traditional housing preference, housing contract, etc.).

The standard housing deposit is $250; housing deposit amounts may vary depending on your housing location. You may add the housing deposit to your tuition deposit and send one amount of money.

New students under the age of 21 years old are required to live on campus.

If you have questions, please contact the Residential Life office at . If you arrive on campus between 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., you are welcome to visit the Residential Life Office, located at Seeley Hall, 490 Waldemere Avenue (rear entrance) for more information about your housing assignment. If you already have your housing assignment, you can report to your housing location directly to be checked in by a Resident Director or Resident Advisor.

If you arrive on campus after 4:30 pm without a housing assignment, you may go directly to the Security office in Norseman Hall located at 100 Linden Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604 (entrance accessible from parking lot), where you will receive instructions for temporary overnight accommodation. The next morning, go to the Residential Life Office to be assigned your permanent housing.

Residential Life contact information:
Phone: 203-576-4228
Email:
Fax: 203-576-4461

Campus Security contact information:
Phone: 203-576-4913
Email:
Fax: 203-576-4910

Students planning to live off campus:

If you do not plan to live in a UB residence hall but have not yet arranged for off-campus housing, you may want to arrange for a temporary stay at one of the local hotels listed below:

Hotel accommodations - Be sure to mention you are a UB student!

• SpringHill Suites by Marriott, Milford 203-283-0200
• Hyatt Place, Milford 203-877-9800
• Fairfield Inn, Fairfield, 203-255-0491
• Milford Red Roof Inn, Milford, 800-843-7663
• Trumbull Marriott, Trumbull, 800-228-9290
• Homewood Suites, Stratford, 203-377-3322

Students are required to obtain their visa and submit the tuition deposit before registering for classes. To proceed with course registration, students must also create their UBNet ID and complete the .

• for and attend mandatory in-person check-in and orientation
  • Immigration meeting is part of Orientation
• Submit health forms if not done yet
• Submit emergency contact form through the myUB portal

What is a check-in session? Who should attend?

Student passport check-in is a mandatory process as per immigration policy and the University has a deadline to report your physical presence and your enrollment to U.S. Immigration authorities. All students are required to complete the passport check-in process with the International Center for Students and Scholars, including:

• Students who are entering the U.S. for the first time on a UB I-20 or DS-2019
• Students who have been in the U.S. on an I-20 or DS-2019 from another school and are transferring to UB
• Students who have attended UB’s English Language Institute and received a new I-20 from International Admissions Office for a degree program

What should I bring to my check-in session?

Please bring the following documents to your check-in session:

• Acceptance letter
• Passport(s)
• I-20
  • Sign page 1 in blue ink
  • Do not write on or modify page 2
• Final official transcripts
• Health documents ( and all vaccination documentation)
• Local U.S. address and local phone number
• I-94 (available at - click “Get Most Recent I-94”)
• Entry stamp (if available)
• Transfer students: provide all previous I-20s, EAD or change of status approval notice if applicable.

You will need to fill out a U.S. address form. Make sure you know the complete address (including street number, street name, apartment number, city, state and postal code) if you live off campus. In addition, you must provide emergency contact information in your home country (first, last name of a person to contact in case of an emergency, street address, city, state, country, postal code, telephone number, email address). Here is an example local U.S. address for correct formatting: 222 Happy Lane, Apt 1B, Bridgeport, CT 06604 ()

We would like for you to be comfortable while at 911±¬ÁÏÍø — your new home away from home. The following is a list of items that international students frequently forget when packing for their arrival to campus:

• Phone number/address of any friends and relatives in the U.S.A.
• Toiletries such as soap, shampoo, shaving cream, etc.
• Snacks from your home country - Students often report experiencing home sickness, especially from their native foods during their first semester on campus. Some of your favorite snacks will help ease you into the campus community, and American living.
• Winter coats and warm clothes. It’s cold here in the winter.
• An extra pair of reading glasses
• Some traditional outfits from your country, for the International Festival at UB
• Favorite music from your country.
• Outlet adapters to use electrical goods from your country in the U.S.A.
• Pictures of loved ones