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New to NU Series

New to NU is a series designed by OISS, consisting of a newsletter and a webinar, to help address timely questions students may have while navigating processes between admittance to their academic program and Orientation. This page also contains important updates and announcements for incoming students, so be sure to check back regularly.

Updates: 

Update on New Immigration Restrictions (June 5, 2025)

Update on Student Visa Issues for Incoming International Students (May 29, 2025)

Newsletters: 

Newsletter links will be posted the 2nd week of each month. 

Holding space for the title of the event for New to NU. This session will be specifically for family members of incoming undergraduate international students.

New to NU Newsletters
	Undergraduate	Graduate and PhD
April	New to NU (Undergrad) - April 2025	New to NU (Grad) - April 2025
May	New to NU (Undergrad) - May 2025	New to NU (Grad) - May 2025
June
July
August

Webinar

Webinar links, dates and times will be posted soon.  Students are required to use valid NU email address to join the webinar links. Recordings will be posted after following the webinar. 

New to NU Webinar
April: Request your I-20 and DS-2019
Date and Time	Participants	Zoom Link	Recording
04/11/2025  9:00 am CST	Undergraduate, Master and PhD students	Immigration Document  Request
04/25/2025  9:00 am CST	Undergraduate, Master and PhD students	Immigration Document  Request	Find the recording here
May: Applying for your F-1 or J-1 Visa
Date and Time	Participants	Zoom Link	Recording
05/23/2025  9:00 am CST	Undergraduate, Master and PhD students	Get Your Visa presented by Immigration Attorney Nell W. Barker	Find the recording here
June: Housing and Healthcare
Date and Time	Participants	Zoom Link	Recording
06/13/2025  9:00 am CST	Undergraduate Students	Housing and Healthcare
06/27/2025  9:00 am CST	Graduate and PhD students	Housing and Healthcare
July: Travel and Arrival
Date and Time	Participants	Zoom Link	Recording
07/11/2025 9:00 am CST	Undergraduate students	Plan Your Travel
07/18/2025 9:00 am CST	Family Members of Incoming Undergraduate Students	Getting to Northwestern: Travel and Arrival Info. for Families of Undergraduate Students
07/25/2025  9:00 am CST	Graduate and PhD Students	Plan Your Travel
August: Questions & Answers (Q&A) with Peers
Date and Time	Participants	Zoom Link	Recording
08/15/2025  9:00 am CST	Undergraduate students	Undergraduate Peer Q&A
08/29/2025 9:00 am CST	Graduate and PhD students	Graduate and PhD Q&A