The Center for International Faculty and Student Services,180 College
Avenue (732-932-7015), coordinates services for the university's
international students, scholars, and faculty. The center provides
direct support in the following areas: U.S. immigration regulations and
procedures; liaison to campus offices, community groups, and U.S. and
foreign government agencies; and advice on nonimmigrant status,
employment, medical care, adjustment to American life, cross-cultural
differences, family concerns, financial planning, and other personal
matters. In addition, the center sponsors programs of interest to the
international community, including a comprehensive orientation, a
community-based International Friendship Program that gives students
the opportunity to get to know American families, informational and
cross-cultural seminars, and a variety of support programs for students
and their families.
To ensure personal contact, all
international students are assigned an international student adviser at
the center and are encouraged to establish and maintain a close working
relationship with center staff throughout their stay at Rutgers.
Nonimmigrant students in F-1 or J-1 status are required by federal law to register with the
center upon arrival and inform the center of any change in their
academic program, address, or enrollment status. All questions
regarding one's status as a foreign student or exchange visitor in the
United States are addressed to this office.