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Office of International Programs
UNCP
One University Drive
Pembroke, NC 28372-1510

Phone: 910.775.4095
Fax: 910.521.6864
Relay: 910.775.4095
Email: ip@uncp.edu

Location: International Programs
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1. When you arrive in the U.S., you will be required to present your passport with valid F-1 visa, financial documents and your Form I-20 to a U.S. Immigration Inspector. Since you must show your documents before you are allowed to claim your bags, do not pack these documents in suitcases that are checked into the baggage compartment. If you arrive by air, you will show your documents in the airport at your port of entry.

Important Note
You may be interviewed twice; once at the U.S. Consulate or Embassy when you request a visa, and then again at your port of entry to the U.S. Be prepared each time, otherwise you may be denied entry to the U.S.

2. The Immigration Inspector will review your papers and then give you Form I-94, "Arrival/ Departure Record". The I-94 is a small white card that the Immigration Inspector will staple into your passport. It should read "F-1 - D/S," indicating that you have an F-1 student visa and have been granted duration of status ("D/S"). Duration of status means that as long as you are pursuing full-time study at UNC Pembroke, you may legally remain in the U.S. Your I-20 should also have an annotation from the Officer indicating "F-1 - D/S". This mark is found on the upper, right-hand corner box of the I-20 that says "Immigration Official Use". You should keep both your I-94 and I-20 in your passport at all times while at UNC Pembroke.

Important Note
If your I-94 does not indicate "F-1 - D/S", contact the Center for International Programs immediately upon your arrival at UNC Pembroke at (910) 775-4095.

Updated: Wednesday, May 13, 2009

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