International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) is pleased to welcome all international students and exchange visitors to The New School and help them enhance their cultural experience by engaging in travel to other parts of the United States as well
as internationally. Travel may include short trips while classes are in session or extended travel during academic breaks and vacation periods.
All international students and exchange visitors should plan any travels to avoid missing classes, exams, and/or other required academic activities. The New School has a strict attendance policy. Failure to
adhere to university attendance policy may affect final grades and credit hours, which may affect an international student or exchange visitor's F or J status.
To avoid risks during travel, all international students and exchange visitors should maintain F or J status and take time before traveling to understand:
For questions related to travel, please contact ISSS before traveling.
U.S. Travel Restrictions and Visa Services
Travel Restriction Update
On June 22, 2020, Presidential Trump issued a presidential proclamation suspending entry into
the United States of certain non-immigrant workers. This proclamation will take effect at 12:01 a.m. on June 24, 2020, and continue to December 31, 2020. The proclamation does not apply to F-1 students, J-1 students, J-1 scholars, J-1 students on
Academic Training, or F-1 students on OPT or OPT STEM extensions. F-1 and J-1 students and their dependents will still be permitted entry to the United States with appropriate travel documents.
Visa Services Update
On July 14, 2020, the Department of State announced that it is continuing to provide "emergency and mission-critical visa services" and will phase in processing some routine non-immigrant and immigrant visa cases, including F-1 and certain J-1 students and scholars. Please contact the U.S. embassy or consulate nearest you for more information, as service will vary based on available resources and overall health and safety.
Travel Restrictions due to COVID-19
In a January 31, 2020, presidential proclamation,
the Trump administration expanded its travel ban to place visa and entry restrictions on travelers from six additional countries: Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania. The new ban (Travel Ban 4.0) became effective on February
21, 2020. Travel Ban 4.0 will not affect the acquisition of non-immigrant visas like F-1 student and J-1 student, scholar and exchange visitor, and H-1B worker visas or admission to the United States in those categories. Travel Ban 3.0 continues to
affect certain citizens of Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen. You can find additional information on the NAFSA Association for International Educators webpage.