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Handbook for International Students and Scholars


Info for New Students & Scholars

OISS Handbook
F-1 student status
J-1 student status
F-1 vs. J-1
J-1 scholar status
Applying for your visa
Traveling to Yale
Housing information
Yale dining
Banking information
Health care & insurance
Check in at the OISS
Yale ID center
Orientation programs
International student organizations
U.S. postal service
US Social security number
Personal safety
Driving in the state of Connecticut
Cultural differences
Online translator
Your legal rights in the US
Public charge
English Conversation Groups

Info for Spouses & Children

Family information
Keep children safe
J-2 work permit
School information for children
Child care 
Culture shock
ID for spouses
ISPY group
Weather in New Haven

Academic Life at Yale

Academic resources
Academic calendar
English language institute

Community Friends

Introduction
FAQ for hosts
FAQ for students
Host application form
Student application form
 

One-on-One conversations

What's one-on-one conversations
Volunteer sign-up
International student/scholar sign-up

 

This handbook, compiled by the Office of International Students & Scholars at Yale, with input from many in the Yale and New Haven communities, provides comprehensive information for both new and experienced members of the Yale community. Before you begin reading the handbook itself, take a moment to read the welcome and browse the table of contents. This will help you better understand the scope of the information and its purpose. If you wish, you may open individual chapters, or you may click on Handbook Complete if you prefer to open the entire document at once (150 total pages). You will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to open these links. If you need to download Adobe Reader to your computer, you can do it for free by clicking:
  1. Welcome to Yale
  2. Arrival checklist
  3. Settling in at Yale
  4. Immigration, and tax regulations, and resources at Yale
  5. Healthcare
  6. Student and scholar life
  7. Getting to know New Haven
  8. U.S. culture and cultural shock
  9. U.S. academic life
  10. Leaving Yale
  11. Appendices and bibliography

Handbook complete version

 

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