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Office of International Students and Scholars Home OISS News Tax Assistance New Students Current Students International Scholars Departments Student Organizations Events Photo Gallery Hurricane Evacuation Information Hurricane Personal Evacuation Plan Insurance Requirements Our Links Contact Us Office of International Students and Scholars International Center 125 University of New Orleans 2000 Lakeshore Drive New Orleans, LA 70148 Phone: (504) 280-6021 Fax: (504) 280-7317 Email: oiss@uno.edu Welcome The University of New Orleans currently hosts almost 800 international students, faculty, and staff from about 90 countries. The Office of International Students and Scholars provides comprehensive immigration advising, programming, and support services to all international students and faculty and their dependents. We work with faculty and administrators to build friendship agreements with foreign universities, and we assist international student organizations in planning activities such as International Night and cultural events. Subscription to the OISS Listserv will allow you to receive important messages from OISS as well as advertisements regarding different events. Click on Student Organizations button if you would like to learn about different organizations or contact their representatives. Click on Find us on Facebook to become a fan of OISS. If you are interested in information regarding admission to the University of New Orleans, please direct your questions to admissions@uno.edu . REMINDER TO UNO FACULTY AND STAFF: INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE VISITORS, EMPLOYEES AND GUESTS ON CAMPUS This is a reminder that all faculty and staff are expected to be familiar with and to comply with University of New Orleans policies and procedures regarding international employees and exchange visitors. Links to information on sponsoring J-1 exchange visitors and employees, hiring H-1B specialty occupation workers, as well as relevant UNO policies are available at http://oiss.uno.edu/departments.cfm . Faculty and staff in the Colleges of Science and Engineering who wish to invite international visitors to campus must receive advance approval of the cognizant University officials, including the Department Chair, Dean, Empowered Official for Export Control, and Academic Affairs. Such requests should be submitted at least 25 working days in advance of the planned arrival date. Please see http://www.uno.edu/compliance/international-vistors.aspx for more information. Prospective Students | Accepted Students | Current Students | Parents & Visitors | Faculty & Staff Alumni & Friends | News | Campus A-Z | Calendar | E-Mail | Directory | Moodle | University Alert System The University of New Orleans • 2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70148 (504) 280-6000 • Toll-Free at (888)...