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International Student Services
International Programs Office at Benedictine
University
Arriving on Campus
The university expects you to arrive by the "report date" that
is indicated on your I-20 form. This will allow you to arrive
in time for the International Student Orientation which is 5 days
prior to the start of school. Please inform the International
Programs Office of your arrival date by filling out the "International
Student Arrival and Orientation Confirmation Form" form at this
link:
International Student
Arrival and Orientation Confirmation Form (Word Doc)
If you arrive on campus prior to the date on which dorms and residence halls open,
you will be expected to find your own accommodations until you can be admitted
into the rooms. There is a youth hostel in Chicago located on the corner of
Congress and Wabash Streets; for more information, please visit: www.hichicago.org
or you can find a number of hotels closer to the university. Although the
University does not endorse any of these companies, the information is provided
for your convenience.
Holiday Inn- Naperville (630) 505-4900
Extended Stay America - Lisle (630) 434-7710
Radisson Hotel -Lisle/Naperville (630) 505-1000
Checking
In
All international students are required to "check in" at the International Programs
Office as soon as they arrive on campus. Please provide us with the information
regarding your date and time of arrival so we can be ready for you.
The office is located in the Krasa Student Center in room 020. The office is
located in the basement area of the building.
Orientation
An orientation is held for all international students. Samples
of complete orientation schedules for undergraduate and graduate
students as well as materials that students should bring with
them are available on the Orientation
Page.
Housing
Residence Halls
Benedictine University maintains and operates residence halls as an integral part
of academic life, as educational experiences are not solely contained in the classroom,
laboratory or library. The residence halls provide an opportunity for students
to combine academic life with social development. Students must establish and
test their own values, develop social skills, determine priorities and learn to
organize their time.
Founders'
Woods Apartments
Founders' Woods Apartment Community offers the perfect
combination of luxury and convenience. Our one, two, and four bedroom apartment
homes present additional residency options to students at an affordable cost.
Registering
for Classes
Before registering for classes, international students are required to meet with
their advisor Carol Swett. Carol Swett is available for advising by appointment
only and can be reached at (630)829-6342 / 6395 or cswett@ben.edu. After obtaining
the advisor's signature, students may register online at www.ben.edu/mybenu under
their student IDs. Ben Central employees are available to help the students at the
time of registration. For more information, please visit the Ben Central website at
http://www.ben.edu/resources/bencentral/academic_registration_services.html
Important
Information About Your Visa Status
In order to maintain student status, it is important for international students
to always be compliant with immigration rules and laws. Easy guidelines to
maintain status are:
- Keep a valid passport
- Maintain full-time enrollment and normal full-time progress toward your degree.
- Accept no employment of any kind, either on or off-campus, without written permission from the International Programs Office and, if necessary, the USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services)
- Obtain extensions, as needed, of your permission to stay in the United States
- Make sure you meet eligibility criteria before you transfer to another United States school.
- Have your I-20 signed by the PDSO (Primary Designated School Official) or the DSO (Designated School Official) before leaving the United States.
You will lose your status or "fall out of status" if you violate a term or condition of your non-immigrant status:
- Drop out of school
- Register for less than full-time
- Work without authorization
- Make a procedural error in transferring from one school to another.
- Fail to apply for an extension in a timely manner.
- Fail to respond to an I-515 (Notice to Student or Exchange Visitor admitted without I-20 or IAP-66), if applicable.
In order to return to the United States in valid student status after a trip abroad, students must:
- Travel with a valid passport
- Have the I-20 or I-94 recertified as needed
- Have an unexpired student visa stamp valid for further entries in your passport
- Have your I-20 signed by the PDSO (Primary Designated School Official) or the DSO (Designated School Official) before leaving the United States.
- Carry your Confidential Letter of Agreement to prove your financial status as well as other current financial documents
Under current government reporting regulations, all non-immigrant students in F-1 visa status and their dependents (F-2) must immediately report any change of address to the government through the International Programs Office. The student is required to inform the government of the following:
- Home Address: address where you live in the U.S. You must enter the current address for the actual physical location where you reside in the U.S. This address cannot be a Post Office Box number or other location where you do not actually reside.
- Mailing Address: primary address to which correspondence will be sent. It is the address where you can receive mail directly. The mailing address may or may not be the same as your home address.
- Permanent Address: address of your established place of foreign residency (i.e. - the place where you live in your home country)
Last updated August 17, 2006 |
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