Getting Started in ILUNO

Apply to ILUNO

• Check out the ILUNO Admissions Checklist for more details on how to apply
• After you apply and submit all your required documents, allow our admissions team 7-10 business days to process your information
• Once everything is set, the admissions team will issue you a Form I-20 and admit letter

Commit to Attend

• Fill out this form (ILUNO Intent to Commit) to let us know your intention of coming to ILUNO and other details.
• Knowing that you are planning to come to ILUNO helps us make important preparations prior to your arrival. Let us know your intention.

Pay SEVIS Fee

• After you are admitted and have your Form I-20, go to the SEVIS & Immigration website to learn about the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) and pay the SEVIS fee to the U.S. government.
• This is required before you go for a visa appointment

Obtain a Visa

Request Housing

• After being admitted, review the International Student Housing Options
• Submit the ILUNO Housing and Arrival Information Form at least 30 days prior to your program start date
• If you will live on-campus in the UNO Residence Halls, complete the UNO Housing Application

Placement Testing

• Once you get your visa, schedule a speaking test with ILUNO staff
• You may only schedule your speaking test after you have your visa
• Placement tests need to be completed within 6 months of your starting ILUNO session.
• Email our coordinator at unoiluno@unomaha.edu for more details.

Arrive in Omaha (OMA Airport)

• All new ILUNO students must arrive no later than the "Arrive by Date" on the Costs and Dates page
• We will provide airport pick-ups on the day before orientation only. To request an airport pick-up, email the international advising staff at unointladvising@unomaha.edu
• Report to the international advising office upon arrival in Omaha

Check In

• Completing the Check-In and New Student Compliance e-forms in iGlobal: iglobal.nebraska.edu.
• This is where you will upload a copy of your I-20 or DS-2019, passport, visa, and I-94 for International Advising to review before activating your SEVIS record.
• Update your local/current address in MavLINK

Attend Orientation

• Orientation begins either the Thursday or Friday before the session starts. Look at the Costs and Dates page for exact dates.
• Bring all of your immigration documents (passport, visa, I-20, I-94, immunization records)
• Orientation is from Thursday to Monday of the start of the session
• Sample Orientation Schedule

Begin Classes & Pay Your Bill

• ILUNO classes always begin on the Tuesday of the first week of the session
• For new students, your ILUNO bill - including tuition and university fees - is due the Friday of the first week of the session.