If you have sufficient health and accident insurance from your country or another qualified provider, and you wish to waive the GSU insurance for Fall semester 2020, the waiver request period opened June 22, 2020 and will close on September 2, 2020. Fall coverage begins August 1, 2020, and end December 31, 2020. .

Note: Insurance Waivers are not granted automatically, and you must renew your waiver each semester.

• For more information about waiving SHIP, please click HERE.

• If you will keep your GSU Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP), you must activate your SHIP coverage by the September 2nd deadline.

• International Student SHIP Brochure

ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS:
For SEVIS Reporting purposes, all Georgia State University international students must be properly enrolled or re-enrolled via the “registration adjustment” process. If you were dropped for non-payment, you must re-enroll by today , August 24th, 2020. Enrollment requirements can be found HERE

Undergraduate (Associates & Bachelor Degrees) = 12 credit hours

Graduate students (Masters & PhD Degrees) = 9 credit hours

REDUCED COURSE LOAD (RCL)
If this is your final semester, or you have a valid medical reason to be under-enrolled, the deadline to request an RCL via iStart is August 28th, 2020

New Students

• Based on SEVP guidance issued on July 24th, new international students entering the US are required to be enrolled full-time and at least one class should be blended (B) or face-to face (F) for the Fall

Continuing Students

• Georgia State is offering a blended learning model for the fall. Based on the latest SEVP guidance, F-1 students who are unable to enroll in a full-schedule of face-to-face or blended courses are eligible to enroll online sections to maintain status during the pandemic.

FAQs for Most Recent SEVP Guidance for Fall 2020.

FEE PAYMENT DEADLINE
The payment deadline for tuition and fees is the first day of classes, August 24th, 2020. After this date, your enrollment will be automatically dropped if not paid in full.

Students who register during Late Registration, Aug 24th - Aug 28th, will incur a $50 late registration fee.

IN CASE OF LATE PAYMENT OR COURSE DROP
You can go through the “Registration Adjustment” process to attempt to get back into classes once all tuition and fees are paid.
Visit the Enrollment Services Center, or visit each faculty member individually and request this process. The process takes 3-4 days but does not stop the SEVIS reporting deadline.

Failure to complete registration adjustment by the SEVIS deadline of September 18th, 2020 will result in termination of status.
(SEVIS reporting is done by ISSS.)

ISSS is committed to serving you in the safest possible manner as we resume on-campus operations. To prioritize your health and safety, ISSS will continue to provide a variety of phone and virtual advising options to assist you.

NEW Phone/Virtual Advising Hours (F-1 & J-1 Students) are below.

Monday, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Noon)

Wednesday: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Thursday: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Friday: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Office Number: 404-413-2070

Limited in-person appointments for exceptional circumstances must be scheduled in advance.

If you wish to schedule a virtual or in-person meeting with one of our advisors, please email your request and reason for visit to isss@gsu.edu