Contact ISSS

Submit a GEO Request Form for:

• Signature for travel
• New I-20/DS2019
• Letter (Enrollment, MVD, Invitation, Other)

Read the appropriate handouts and forms for:

• Work permission
• Enrollment and status issues/exceptions
• Extensions of I-20/DS-2019 forms

You will be contacted if more information is required.  For questions, please schedule an appointment with an advisor.

To contact an international advisor:

• Email: iadvisor@unm.edu
• Drop ins Monday-Friday from 1:00pm - 3:00pm on Zoom and in-person at Mesa Vista Hall room 2120.

Student Appointments:

• International Student Advising Appointment - For travel, visa, J1 academic training or general work questions. Also for students who need help with campus issues/problems.
• OPT Application Appointments for F-1 Students - ONLY for international students in F-1 status applying for Optional Practical Training work permission (will complete program requirements in the next 3 months)
• STEM OPT Extension for F-1 Students Currently on OPT - ONLY for international students in F-1 status currently on OPT who earned a STEM degree.

Scholar Appointments:

• International Scholar Orientation Appointment - For new J1 scholars arriving at UNM for the first time.
• International Scholar Advising Appointment - For current scholars J1 visa questions and issues related to their stay at UNM

Global Education Office Walk-in Hours:

Monday - Friday

In-person: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Virtual/phone: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

ISSS physical mailing address:

Global Education Office
2120 Mesa Vista Hall
MSC06 3850, 1, University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131-0001