VCU Global Education Office

Academic success for international students

Success stories

• Awer Bul, Lost Boy of Sudan and VCU alumnus
• Maria Andrea Espinosa Vega
• Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program Visit

• International life at VCU
• Academic success for international students
  • Embassy Sponsorships
  • Benefits and outcomes of the advising process
  • Responsibilities and objectives
  • How to prepare for an advising session
  • Important advising dates
  • Student academic resources
  • Faculty resources
• International admissions
  • General requirements
  • Financial requirements
  • Passports and visas
  • Undergraduate admission
    • Application instructions
  • Graduate admission
    • Application instructions
  • Application forms
  • For admitted students
  • International student enrollment
  • Academic success
• Immigration services
  • International alerts
  • FAQs
  • F-1 students
    • Maintaining status
    • Extension of stay
    • Transfer students
    • Adding dependents
    • Employment
    • Changing to F-1 status
    • Volunteer
    • Forms
  • J-1 exchange visitors
    • Category types
    • Maintaining status
    • J-1 extensions
    • Transferring
    • Mandatory insurance
    • Adding J-2 dependents
    • Physical presence requirement
    • HCPPR waiver
    • J-1 student employment
    • J-2 work authorization
    • Forms
    • Fees
  • H-1B employees
    • Obtaining status
    • Timeline to obtain status
    • Forms
    • Fees
  • TN employees
  • International visitor payments
  • Permanent residency process
  • Nonimmigrant tax sessions
  • Mandatory insurance
• Community connections
  • Get started
    • Arrival information
    • Banking and finances
    • Health insurance
    • Housing information
    • Dining information
    • Hotels
    • Destination VCU Archive
  • Get connected
  • Get involved
  • Make a difference
• Professional development