{"id":12,"date":"2026-05-06T15:58:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T19:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/international-students-and-scholars\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-08-11T08:05:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T12:05:47","slug":"immigration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/international-students-scholars\/immigration\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45rem\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-immigration-support-at-clark\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Immigration support at Clark<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Clark University\u2019s International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) advises more than 1,000 international students, faculty members, scholars, and their dependents from over 80 countries on matters relating to immigration, life in the U.S. and at Clark, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-isso-department-liaisons\">ISSO department liaisons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The ISSO has department liaisons assigned to each academic department. Please reach out to the ISSO staff member responsible for your program.&nbsp;Clark administrators&nbsp;who need immigration support may also reach out to the liaisons based on their academic department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns equal-height is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--gray-700);border-top-width:6px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-amanda-desai-director\">Amanda Desai \u2013 Director <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>F-1 and J-1 PhD Students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fulbright Scholars&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International Faculty, Staff, and Scholars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--gray-700);border-top-width:6px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ninette-abourjeily-senior-international-student-advisor\">Ninette Abourjeily \u2013 Senior International Student Advisor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>American Language and Culture Institute (ALCI)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All Undergraduate Programs&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All Graduate Programs&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns equal-height is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-gray-100-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--gray-700);border-top-width:6px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-justin-balcourt-associate-director-of-global-engagement-student-mobility\">Justin Balcourt \u2013 Associate Director of Global Engagement, Student Mobility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>J-1 Student Exchange Visitors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><nav class=\"is-vertical wp-block-navigation is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-2c14e10a wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Immigration sub menu\"><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container  is-vertical wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/international-students-scholars\/immigration\/f-1-students\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">F-1 students<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/international-students-scholars\/immigration\/j-1-students\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">J-1 students<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/international-students-scholars\/immigration\/scholars-and-employees\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Scholars and employees<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/international-students-scholars\/immigration\/student-employment\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Student employment<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/international-students-scholars\/immigration\/travel\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Travel<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/international-students-scholars\/immigration\/update-your-address\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Update your address<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-dark-warm-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-8f7867fa719492619bc1e26f735db84c is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c385debf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-drop-in-advising-hours\">Drop-in advising hours<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Fall 2026 Schedule <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clarku.zoom.us\/s\/95392109359?pwd=TFVjcUpBN1BHQkk0dmRhdm1aZXZldz09#success\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tuesdays, 9:00am-11:00am EST Via Zoom<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wednesdays, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST, In Person JC 114<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull abut-end has-blue-background-color has-background is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d91ee27c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-intro has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-c827be2c18e891171a115c50bb4310e1\">Through Clark&#8217;s ISSO Portal, access and upload immigration documents<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-darker-blue-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/isso.clarku.edu\/\"><strong>V<\/strong>isit the<strong>&nbsp;Portal<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Immigration support at Clark Clark University\u2019s International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) advises more than 1,000 international students, faculty members, scholars, and their dependents from over 80 countries on matters relating to immigration, life in the U.S. and at Clark, and more. 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