International Faculty & Scholar Services – Works with faculty and departments across campus to bring international scholars and researchers to UC Santa Cruz and offer support while they are here.

International teaching and research

Prospective professors and researchers must be invited by a department, lab, or institute.

Foreign workers in “specialty occupations” for which they must have the necessary credentials.

Employees in permanent, full-time positions that require professional-level credentials.

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SEVP COVID-19 Flexibilities Terminated
September 15, 2023
The Student and Visitor Exchange Program (SEVP) ended its COVID-19 guidance on May 11, 2023, following the end of the Public Health Emergency. The guidance allowed active F-1 students to take online and hybrid courses during the pandemic in excess of normal regulatory limits. With the end of the COVID-19 accommodations, the following […]
Immigration Update
June 13, 2022
U.S. lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel As of 12:01 a.m. ET on June 12, 2022, CDC will no longer require air passengers traveling from a foreign country to the United States to show a negative COVID-19 viral test or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 before they board their flight. […]