Arrival Packets

Arrival packets are materials packaged in a folder and given to the scholar upon their arrival at the International Office:

• Georgetown University
  
• Ohio State University
  

Georgetown University

Georgetown University uses a folder with their name and emblem on the front. Inside are pockets holding the materials.

Brochures

• Metro and metrobus
• Health education services
• Convention and tourism guide
• Campus map

Cards

• Calling card websites
• Tipping guidelines

Information handouts

• Driver’s license
• Ethnic grocery stores
• Renter’s insurance
• Foreign language bookstores
• Obtaining a social security number
• Centers for English as a second language
• Language exchange program application
• Campus transportation schedule
• Work regulations
• International Listserv
• International Student and Scholar Handbook

Handouts requiring the scholar’s signature

• Personal information sheet
• Health insurance compliance
• Responsibilities of a J-1 scholar

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Ohio State University

Ohio State University puts their materials in a pocket folder with a red Office of International Education stamp on the front.

Brochures

• Campus bus
• Campus parking
• City bus
• City map
• Driver’s license digest 
• Health insurance brochure

Cards

• Zaptel calling card

Handouts

• Immigration regulations
• Activating email
• American Language Program
• Culture Gram for U.S.
• Scholar English conversation group
• Nationality clubs
• Arrival form to be filled out

Handbook

• Office of International Education
• New visiting scholar checklist
• Important phone numbers
• Important websites
• Housing
• Transportation
• Money and banking
• Resources on campus
• Life in Columbus
• Cultural adjustment
• Immigration regulations
• Academic issues
• Safety
• Resources for solving problems
• Driving in the U.S.
• Taxes
• Weather in Columbus
• Campus map
• Health care and medical insurance
• Understanding health insurance in the U.S.
• Going home
• Information for international families
• Health care services
• Places of worship
• Ethnic grocery stores
• Ethnic restaurants
• Day care/pre schools
• English classes
• Equivalents (U.S. and metric)

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