OISA works to assist international students as you learn about and comply with the regulatory issues that affect your temporary stay in the United States. We work most closely with advising related to your F-1 or J-1 student status (travel procedures, employment authorization, etc.); the completion of annual tax returns; and a variety of other legal issues that come your way.

Advising is available by appointment. Call 3703 to arrange a visit. Another valuable resource is the OISA International Student Handbook which is distributed during Pre-Orientation.

• SEVIS
• Tourist visas for Canada
• Tourist visas for Mexico
• International Students and Social Security Numbers
• Where is the local Social Security Office? (SSA) (Marshalltown, Iowa zip code is 50158)
• Were to get a Drivers License or State ID in Poweshiek County (scroll down to Grinnell, Iowa)
• What is the Diversity Lottery?
• FOREIGN CONSULATES (inside the USA)
• US CONSULATES (outside the USA)
• SPECIAL REGISTRATION (access to the 'walkaway materials')
• KNOW YOUR RIGHTS (a publication by the American Civil Liberties Union)
• Identity Theft and Social Security Numbers