{"id":28,"date":"2018-03-06T19:22:29","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T19:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/global\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:02:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T22:02:26","slug":"international-student-checklist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/global\/accepted-students\/international-student-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"F-1 Accepted International Student Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"
Congratulations on your admission! Now that you\u2019ve been accepted to 麻豆传媒在线, complete the steps below to enroll as a full-fledged Red Hawk!<\/p>\n
Your Campus-Wide ID (CWID) and PIN are your keys to becoming a 麻豆传媒在线 student.<\/p>\n
All Students:<\/strong> You will find your CWID in your acceptance letter in your application portal. You will use the CWID to confirm your identity when activating your NetID.<\/p>\n Questions about this step? Undergraduate students: contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at 973-655-4444<\/a>\u00a0or email\u00a0msuadm@montclair.edu<\/a> for assistance. Graduate students: contact Graduate Admissions at 973-655-5147<\/a> or email graduate@montclair.edu<\/a> for assistance.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> To apply for an F-1 visa or to transfer your existing F-1 record, you are required to apply for a Form I-20. The enrollment deposit is NOT required to apply for the I-20.<\/strong><\/p>\n IMPORTANT:<\/strong><\/p>\n Example of properly uploaded financial documents for I-20 purposes:<\/p>\n Please allow at least 5-10 business days (business days are Monday through Friday) to review your application. If additional documentation is required, we will contact you via email. If your documents are approved, you will receive an email with instructions about how to download the I-20 from your application portal.<\/p>\n Do NOT<\/strong> email documents to us and there is no need to email to confirm that the documents have been uploaded. Access your application portal to confirm proper upload.<\/p>\n Students who are already in the U.S. with an active F-1 status:<\/strong><\/p>\n UPON ISSUANCE OF THE I-20:<\/strong><\/p>\n To reserve your place at 麻豆传媒在线, submit your deposit online by the deadline.*<\/p>\n NOTE: AN ENROLLMENT DEPOSIT IS NOT REQUIRED FOR I-20 ISSUANCE.<\/strong><\/p>\n After submission of the deposit, please allow 24-48 hours for your payment(s)\/confirmation to be processed.(Note that payment of the deposit via PayMyTuition <\/a>can take up to 7-10 business days for processing). Please allow time for processing before moving to step 4.<\/strong><\/p>\n Freshmen\/Transfer students<\/strong>: Pay your deposit.<\/a> To reserve your place at 麻豆传媒在线, simply submit the New Student Deposit in your Accepted Student Portal<\/a><\/p>\n Graduate students:<\/strong> \u00a0Pay your graduate student enrollment deposit<\/a>. To reserve your place at 麻豆传媒在线, simply submit the graduate student enrollment deposit it the Next Steps tab of your\u00a0admissions portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n All students:<\/strong><\/p>\n International Enrollment Deposit and Refund Information<\/strong><\/p>\n Important dates\/deadlines:<\/strong><\/p>\n QUESTIONS?<\/strong><\/p>\n Your NetID is your 麻豆传媒在线 email account login ID and your login for other web-based University systems.<\/strong><\/p>\n 1-3 days after receipt of your enrollment deposit, you will receive an email and\/or notification of an update to your portal which will contain your NetID and instructions for setting it up. As part of activating your NetID, you\u2019ll have to confirm your identity through a challenge question. As a new student, you must choose the \u201cCWID\u201d challenge question.<\/strong> Your NetID cannot be activated until your enrollment deposit has been processed.<\/p>\n After you activate your NetID, use your NetID and newly established password to access\u00a0nest.montclair.edu<\/a>, your Gmail, and other University systems. Note that it\u00a0may take 24 hours until you\u2019re able to successfully log in to other campus systems after setting up your NetID.<\/p>\n Please Note:<\/strong> When you first log in to any of 麻豆传媒在线\u2019s systems that use your NetID, you will be prompted to activate your MFA (Multi-factor Authentication).<\/p>\n Multi-factor Authentication (MFA):<\/strong><\/p>\n You will need to install the Duo Mobile App. For more information about how to install and use MFA, review the Duo Authentication page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Your 麻豆传媒在线 Email Account:<\/strong> Questions about this step? Undergraduate students: contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at 973-655-4444<\/a>\u00a0or email\u00a0msuadm@montclair.edu<\/a> for assistance. Graduate students:\u00a0 contact Graduate Admissions at 973-655-5147 <\/a>or email graduate@montclair.edu<\/a> for assistance.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Join us for our accepted student webinars. We will offer monthly general accepted student and visa webinars. Additionally, we will offer a variety of one-time topic-specific webinars. We encourage all students to attend one general next steps student webinar, one “Ready to Soar” (I-20 and visa processes, arrival and life in NJ) webinar, and each of the special one-time webinars.<\/strong><\/p>\n General admitted student webinar topics include:<\/strong><\/p>\n Ready to Soar: I-20 and visa processes, arrival and life in NJ webinar topics include:<\/strong><\/p>\n One-time sessions for fall 2026 students:<\/strong><\/p>\n REGISTER NOW!<\/strong><\/p>\n Undergraduate students coming to 麻豆传媒在线 to study a bachelor’s degree: \n
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\nDeposit Deadline: May 1st (fall) or December 1st (spring)<\/p>\n
\nDeposit Deadline: July 1st ** (or May 1st if requesting on-campus housing) (fall) or December 1st** (spring)
\n**Note that some competitive programs may require an earlier deposit. Please follow the instructions and deadline noted on your letter of admission.<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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\nTo access your 麻豆传媒在线 email, visit gmail.com<\/a> and type in your NetID@montclair.edu and your NetID password. Don\u2019t forget to add your new 麻豆传媒在线 email to your phone and check it regularly! As a newly admitted student, you may receive emails to your personal email, your 麻豆传媒在线 email, or both.<\/p>\n\n
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