The Center for International Faculty and Student Services, 180
College Avenue (732/932-7015; email: ru_cifss@email. rutgers.edu; web
address www.rci. rutgers.edu/~cifss)
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; 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 F1 or J1 status must register with the center
upon arrival in New Brunswick 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.
