Accepting Your Offer

Applicants receiving an admission offer will also receive a copy of A Guide for New Graduate Students from the Graduate Division. This document details the steps necessary to complete the three required forms online: the Statement of Intention to Register (SIR), Statement of Legal Residence, and the Non-Immigrant Information Form (NIF) that international students will use to request the I-20 (F-1), or DS-2019 (J-1) documents needed to apply for a visa.

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