{"id":15187,"date":"2025-10-17T11:09:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T21:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/?page_id=15187"},"modified":"2025-12-19T15:28:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T01:28:58","slug":"iss-pre-arrival-information-series-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/?page_id=15187","title":{"rendered":"ISS Pre-Arrival Information Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-15187\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-15187-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-15187-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-15187-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Students who would like additional guidance on the ISS F-1\/J-1 Immigration Course are strongly encouraged to attend the ISS Pre-Arrival Information Sessions.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Spring 2026 Pre-Arrival Sessions:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tuesday, December 9, 2025 9AM HST<\/strong>: Overview of F-1\/J-1 Immigration Course, On-Campus Employment\/SSN &amp; Travel and Arrival.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tuesday, December 16, 2025 1PM HST:<\/strong> Overview of F-1\/J-1 Immigration Course, On-Campus Employment\/SSN &amp; Health Insurance and Clearance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tuesday, December 23, 2025 1PM HST:<\/strong> Overview of F-1\/J-1 Immigration Course &amp; On-Campus Employment\/SSN &amp; Finances &amp; Banking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All Pre-Arrival Sessions will be held via Zoom. 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