Office Location:

Ferguson Social Science Building Room 221

Main Office Phone Number:

903-886-5097

Email:

Students are strongly encouraged to contact the appropriate email below that relates to their situation.  Copying multiple emails when contacting the ISSS may lead to delays in responding.  

Current students: Intl.Stu@tamuc.edu

New students: New.Intl@tamuc.edu

OPT students: OPT@tamuc.edu

OPT STEM Extension and Cap Gap Extension students: OPTExtension@tamuc.edu

Office Hours:

8am to 5pm Monday through Friday

The ISSS provides advising hours for students who may have general questions or concerns. Students may also call the ISSS at 903-886-5097 or Skype TAMUCISSO during advising times with general advising questions or concerns:

1. Advising sessions are limited to 15 minutes per student and are intended to answer general questions or concerns.
2. Students may not use advising times for travel signatures, letter requests, or to replace normal procedures or processing times.
3. Students may be referred to the ISSS website if their question or concern is addressed through an online resource.
4. During the posted times there will be an advisor available to assist students who may walk-in, call the ISSS at 903-886-5097, or Skype TAMUCISSO.
5. The ISSS staff will not be available during non-advising times. 

Advising hours will be canceled during all ISSS sponsored event (for example- check-in and welcome, international coffee hour, travel signature week, Intl Education Week) and during semester breaks.  Be sure to review our Calendar of Events. 

Monday & Tuesday: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Thursday: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Friday: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

(No Advising on Wednesday)

Students needing to contact the ISSS outside of our regular business hours or during the holiday breaks when the university is closed may contact the University Police Department at 903-886-5868. UPD will follow-up with an ISSS staff members in emergency situations.  

Emergency situations may include an international student being detained at port of entry when attempting to re-enter the U.S. or a medical emergency. Students experiencing a medical emergency will first need to contact emergency services by calling 911 and then follow-up with the ISSS at a later time when appropriate. Emergency situations do not include students who fail to follow normal application procedures when requesting assistance from the ISSS.