All new students are required to complete Passport Verification (PPV) with the Office of International Services (OIS) within 15 days of arrival to the U.S. PPV is a procedure that verifies a student’s immigration status to ensure that the student is eligible to start an academic program at USC for the upcoming academic semester.
Prior to attending a PPV session, new F-1 students must read the Immigration Regulations and Responsibilities for Students.
PPV sessions are available every week starting in mid July and will go throughout the week of International Student Orientation (ISO) which is scheduled on August 17-18 for undergraduate students and August 20-21 for graduate students.
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