Congratulations on your acceptance to Syracuse University Abroad! Here are the next few steps to complete as you prepare for your study abroad experience:
- Make sure you are checking your syr.edu email address every day. Syracuse Abroad staff expects that you will receive and read email in a timely manner. Your failure to receive and read communications delivered to your official syr.edu email address in a timely manner does not absolve you from knowing and complying with the content of such communications.
- Secure your place in the program by paying your advanced payment (visiting students only).
- Complete all post-acceptance forms by logging back into your OrangeAbroad portal and checking your dashboard for incomplete items.
- Obtain or renew your passport, if needed. Visit the State Department website for more information on the passport application process.
- Visa (if applicable): Apply for your student/travel visa. Please follow your admissions counselor’s instructions and read our passport and visa information.
- Meet our Global Ambassadors! The best way to understand what to expect when you are abroad is to talk to someone who has already participated in the program.
- Financial aid: Visiting students should add Syracuse University (code 002882) to their FAFSA filing to be considered for financial aid. More information regarding grants and scholarships is available here.
- Complete your student advising form, which is due within two weeks of receipt of the academic packet.
- SU students: If applicable, cancel on-campus housing for your semester abroad. You must cancel housing for the fall semester by July 1 and spring semester by the last week in November.
- Join the Facebook group for your center – your admissions counselor will email you an invitation to join.
- Review your health insurance plan. Make sure it provides adequate coverage while you are outside of the United States.
- Follow your counselor’s instructions to purchase a flight. Information will be emailed to you after your acceptance.
- Fall semester students only: If you are overseas in November and won’t be home to vote in a local or national election, you can make arrangements to receive an absentee ballot. Check with your local election board if you have questions about the procedure you must follow.