Wellness and Work-life Balance

The Office of International Students & Scholars would like students to be aware of closures, delays in processing times, and limited appointment availability for the next two weeks, beginning September 18.

By Simeng (Karen) Li, International Peer
Monday, September 18th, 2017 - 9:24am




UCSB's Office of International Students & Scholars (OISS) would like to inform students about closures, delays in processing times, and limited appointment availability in order to orient and check-in the 2017/18 incoming international class. Please find the office schedule for the next two weeks below.

Monday, September 18 through Monday, September 25

Expect 1-week delays in processing times for requests such as extensions, CPT, and OPT

Monday and Tuesday, September 18 and September 19

No advising appointment availability unless the request is time-sensitive or an emergency

Wednesday, September 20

Open 10 a.m.-noon and closed in the afternoon. No walk-in appointments.

Thursday, September 21

Closed all day for orientation

Friday, September 22

Closed all day for orientation

Monday, September 25

Closed all day for orientation

Tuesday, September 26 through Friday, September 29

Open 10 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. No walk-in appointments or advising appointments unless the request is time-sensitive or an emergency.

Monday, October 2 through Friday, October 6

Open 10 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. Walk-in advising available all week to assist with the beginning of the academic year. No advance appointments needed during this week.


Regarding OPT:
Students applying for OPT are advised to reference the OPT Tutorial PowerPoint on the OISS website to complete the application. Once you have read the tutorial and assembled a complete OPT application, please turn it in to the OISS front desk for review and processing.

If you have any questions, please contact OISS at OISS@sa.ucsb.edu or (805) 893-2929.