Office of International Students and Scholars - UCSB

12/18/2022

Cheer on the UCSB Women's Basketball team in your favorite holiday sweater! Game starts at 3 pm at the Thunderdome. Go Gauchos!

11/29/2022

UCSBGlobal Goes Mobile!

You can now submit e-forms from your phone using the UCSBGlobal mobile application.

We invite international students and scholars to download the free app today. Visit our UCSBGlobal mobile web page for more information, including a detailed download guide: https://oiss.ucsb.edu/node/258

11/22/2022

Get an Immediate Travel Signature! Traveling abroad for the break? Need a new travel signature? Come to our Travel Signature Party for F-1 and J-1 students on Friday, December 2. No appointment is needed, just meet us in the OISS Conference room (SRB 3rd floor). Be sure to bring your I-20 or DS-2019 for us to sign. Hot cocoa and tea will be provided.

Who needs a travel signature?
Any student who will be traveling outside the U.S. needs a valid travel signature to re-enter.

How long is a student's travel signature valid?
Travel signatures are valid for up to one year from the date they are signed. Your travel signature must be valid at the time of re-entry to the U.S.

10/31/2022

Happy Halloween!

10/17/2022

09/27/2022

Interested in learning more about the English Conversation Program (ECP)? Join OISS for the ECP Fall Welcome event happening tomorrow, September 28th, from 6:00PM to 7:30PM in the SRB MPR. To register, scan the QR code or visit our Shoreline page using the link in our bio.

09/24/2022

Welcome to our newest Global Gauchos! Yesterday’s Party by the Beach was so much fun! Thank you to DJ Darla Bea for the awesome international playlist!!! Thank you to Campus Catering Team for keeping our bellies happy and to all our international allies at

09/24/2022

WOW! What a Week of Welcome it was! From Rec Cen and Gaucho Campus Tours to The REEF to our Party by the Beach with DJ Darla Bea, OISS staff had a week filled with fun and excitement as we welcomed our new Global Gauchos to campus! We wish everyone a great fall start. 💙 Thank you to all our campus partners who help us make this a memorable week!

09/18/2022

All new Global Gauchos! Don’t forget to login to Shoreline to sign up for Week of Welcome events! Many are full but there are still spaces available for tours and touch tank experiences! We hope you all will join us for our Friday party with to close out the week! If you have new roommates bring them with you (even if they aren’t international) just make sure everyone signs up through Shoreline. We can’t wait to meet you all!

09/16/2022

OISS is so excited to welcome our new Global Gauchos as well as those returning! You bring fresh ideas, perspective and cultural diversity to our campus. Our office is open and ready to help in however we can!

08/02/2022

While the rest of campus might be quieter during the summer, OISS’ English Conversation Program (ECP) has been keeping busy. From creating posters illustrating common English idioms to learning how to order at restaurants like Freebirds, ECP students have been improving their English skills and engaging with American culture in a multitude of ways throughout the quarter.

For more information about ECP, please visit the OISS website (see linktree in bio), and be on the lookout for additional news about the program coming in the Fall quarter.

06/14/2022

Happy Pride month! We believe everyone deserves to feel safe in being their authentic selves.

We're celebrating the LGBTQ community and sending extra love to our LGBTQ Global Gauchos. For more information about Pride around the world and how to celebrate in Santa Barbara, check out the June OISS newsletter:https://oiss.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/2022-06/June_2022_Newsletter.pdf