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PUBLIC HOURS – Monday – Friday, 8 AM – 4:45 PM

Drop-in Advising – M – F, 11 am – 3 pm – NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED

General advising hours are Monday through Friday, 11 am – 3 pm CST via Zoom or In-Person.  Please note, drop-in advising is meant for shorter inquiries of 5 – 10 minutes. No Appointment is needed, but masks are required for in-person meetings.

Need a longer appointment? Book an appointment with ISSS online.

For all other questions, email international@ua.edu or call 205-348-5402.  Please be sure to provide your full name and CWID (if known) with your inquiry.

Enrollment Guidance for Fall 2021 – Return to Pre-COVID Requirements

Based on The University of Alabama’s announced plan to return to full-time, in-person instruction under normal operations in the Fall 2021 Semester, all F-1 and J-1 students must resume regular in-person enrollment under standard F-1 and J-1 guidance beginning in the Fall 2021 Semester as outlined on our Full-Time Enrollment Page.

For full details, please see our SEVP Guidance section on the Coronavirus Page.

Travel Updates 

• CDC COVID TESTING REQUIREMENT – Effective January 26, 2021, negative COVID-19 Test Required to enter the U.S.
  • To find COVID testing resources abroad, please check your country’s Ministry of Health page or this Department of State Country Specific COVID-19 Resource Page.
• CDC SELF-QUARANTINE REQUIREMENT – After travel, those without FDA-Approved or WHO-Approved Vaccine must 7-Day Self-Quarantine with a negative viral test or 10-Day Self-Quarantine if no test.
• TRAVEL BAN UPDATE – National Interest Exception Update (May 27, 2021) –
  • Effective now, NIE is available for students, certain academics, entering from European Schengen Zone and UK and Ireland.
  • Effective for programs starting or resuming after August 1, 2021, NIE is available for students, certain academics, entering from China, Iran, Brazil, South Africa, and India.
  • Please see our Entry Ban section for guidance regarding current COVID-19 Entry Bans

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information

• NEW STUDENT COVID-19 UPDATES PAGE – If you are a new student please see our page for all COVID-19 related questions that you may have.
• INTERNATIONAL STUDENT & SCHOLAR SERVICES COVID-19 UPDATES PAGE – Current international students and international scholars should refer to this page for all immigration and travel related questions.
• UA COVID-19 RESOURCE PAGE – The University of Alabama has created a website at healthinfo.ua.edu with updated information for the campus community.