News and Announcements

Revised Services Schedule for August

From August 7th to August 25th, the adviser-on-call will be available from 1:00-3:00pm. There will be no adviser-on-call in the morning. The regular schedule of adviser-on-call hours will resume on August 28th, 2017.

There will be no seminars during the month of August. The next CPT/OPT seminar will be September 6th, 2017.

CPT/OPT applications will be processed by appointment only. Please email (lescis@syr.edu) or call (315-443-2457) in order to set up an appointment. The regular schedule of CPT/OPT processing will resume on August 28th, 2017.

Welcome Shuttle Service - Begins August 1st 2017

The Graduate School, the Office of First Year and Transfer Students and the Office of Enrollment Management are offering a FREE Welcome Shuttle Service to the Syracuse University campus from either the Syracuse Regional Transportation Center (where buses and trains arrive into Syracuse) or the Syracuse Airport.

The welcome shuttles service will be available from August 1st to August 27th from 10 AM to 10 PM (Syracuse time: EDT / UTC-04:00).

You must sign up to use this service. To help plan for appropriate shuttle coverage, you must provide exact information, where you can, while filling out the application form. Please fill out this form at least 3 days (72 hours) prior to your arrival. Timely and accurate information will help us schedule your pick-up and drop-off better.

For more information, click here.

To Request a Cap Gap I-20

If you are on OPT or STEM OPT and your employer has filed an H-1B on your behalf, once you have received the receipt notice for your H-1B filing, you may request a cap gap I-20 by emailing lescis@syr.edu, include "Cap Gap I-20 Request" in the subject line.

In the email, include:

• Your current address
• Your current employer’s name and employer’s address
• SUID and/or SEVIS number. 
• Whether you would like your cap gap I-20 mailed to you by regular U.S. mail OR by courier which you will need to arrange on this page.
• Please do not request the cap gap I-20 by courier until after you have arranged for express shipping in the link above.
• Regular mail is not trackable and may take 7-10 days to be delivered inside the U.S.  The above express mail service allows you to receive your I-20 through Fedex, UPS or DHL in 3-5 days.  

Summer English Conversation Groups

Registration for English Conversation Groups is open for the summer! Sign-up online here.

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