You must report to the ISSS within 30 days of arriving in the U.S. Failure to do so will result in your SEVIS record being terminated. To report your arrival fill out the Immigration Reporting form. You should not do this until after you enter the U.S. If you are a SEVIS transfer student, do this after you arrive in Philadelphia. Be prepared to upload the following:

• Copy of your SEVIS payment receipt
• I-94: The I-94 must be downloaded from the Department of Homeland Security's website and you can save it as a pdf. If you have any issues accessing your I-94 after entering your information on their website, you must contact the Philadelphia Deferred Inspection Site to correct this. Their office can be reached by phone (215-863-4247) between 1 PM and 7 PM Monday-Friday.
• Copy of your F-1 or J-1 entry visa
• Your I-20

If you have an assistantship or fellowship and will be receiving a stipend, you will need a social security number.  

Prepare for Orientation

• Undergraduate students register for classes at the undergraduate orientation. If you haven’t scheduled your orientation, contact the Office of New Student and Family Programs at 215-204-8531 or online here.
• Graduate and Professional School students register with their academic department.

Please visit the Office of the Bursar to pay tuition and fees.  For more information on this process and the amounts, please visit www.temple.edu/bursar/. Temple University uses flywire for international payments. Please see https://bursar.temple.edu/payments/international-payments

You will need to obtain Temple ID. Read more at https://its.temple.edu/owlcard

• Philadelphia Federal Credit Union (PFCU)
  Howard Gittis Student Center
  13th Street and Montgomery Avenue
  Philadelphia, PA 19122
  Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  Phone:  215-934-3500
• PNC Bank
  1908 Liacouras Walk
  Philadelphia, PA 19122
  Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Saturday, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
  Phone: 877-762-1000

• Banking at Temple

• You will need your TUID and passport to open a bank account.

Temple University requires all international students to carry major medical health insurance.  For more information about insurance requirements and programs available for purchase, please click here. The Department of Benefits will be able to answer all questions related to insurance. You can email [click-for-email] with questions.         

Temple University Main Campus Bookstore                                        1210 Polett Walk                                                                                Paley Hall                                                                                            Philadelphia, PA US 19122                                                                Phone: (215) 204-5578                                                                      Email: [click-for-email]

Once you are enrolled at Temple University, ISSS will contact you through your Temple email account.  You are responsible for any information that ISSS mails out.

If you have problems with login, visit or call:
Computer Services
Help Desk at the TECH Center
12th Street and Montgomery Avenue, Room 106
Philadelphia, PA 19122                                                    215-204-8000

Use your accessnet username and password to sign on to the tusecurewireless Wi-Fi. (NOTE: Your accessnet username and password are also what you use to sign in to TUPortal and TUMail.)