Register with ISEO

ISEO has sent out an email communication to ALL current scholars with instructions and credentials to log in to the iServices portal. Please contact ischolars@ucsd.edu if you have not received this email. 

• Logging in to the "Limited Services" Portal requires the following information:

  • Date of Birth

  • iServices ID numberr  (find in email from ISEO)

  • Limited Access Pin number (find in email from ISEO)

• NOTE:  VPN NOT REQUIRED TO ACCESS THE PORTAL

Troubleshooting:

• Please be sure to save the log in credentials provided to you

• If you encounter difficulty accessing iServices, please email ischolars@ucsd.edu

• If you have been issued a UCSD email account, please log in through the "Full Client Services" Portal.

Scholar Personal Data

• Many San Diego addresses have apartment numbers! Please include your apartment number if there is one
• If you are staying at a hotel, please add the hotel address, but do not include a room number or hotel name
• 9500 Gilman Dr will not be accepted, unless you are living in on-campus housing such as I-House

• A U.S... phone number is required by the department of state, and cannot be substituted with an international phone number
• If you do not have a U.S... telephone number, you can provide a temporary number such as a friend's, hotel, or your UC San Diego department
• Once you have obtained a local U.S. telephone number, update the information in iServices 

Email Address

• UCSD Email Address: If you were issued a UC San Diego email address, please enter this 
• A personal email address will be required as an alternative contact, even if you also have a UCSD email address
• We do not recommend using emails from other institutions in case the other institution discontinues your access.
• Please note that UC San Diego emails have been getting blocked/bouncebacks for “@hanmail.net” emails, avoid using that email when possible.

Employee ID

• This item only applies to UC San Diego paid employees. 
• You can find this 8 digit ID number by logging into UCPath (click on the row for UC San Diego); once in your record your ID number will be displayed in the top right hand corner. 

Immigration Information

I-94 Information

• Please provide your I-94 number, and the status, date of most recent entry, and admit until date listed on your I-94
• Your I-94 should indicate that you are in J-1 status: if it does not, please select "Other" and enter the status
• Did you apply for a Change of Status from within the US? Your I-797A will have your new I-94 at the bottom! 

DS-2019 and 212(e) Subjectivity 

• Please review your DS-2019 and your visa to see if you were marked subject to 212(e). This information can be found on your: 
  • Visa: Look for text toward the bottom of your visa that indicates subject or not subject
  • DS-2019: On the bottom left of the document, the consular officer should have signed your DS-2019 and checked a box to indicate if you are subject, and why
• For more information on 212e, the waiver process, and the Advisory Opinion, please see our Frequently Asked Questions and 212e-related instructions

Dependents

• If you have dependents that arrived with you, we will need their DS-2019, visa, and I-94 as well.
• For multiple dependents please scan all of your dependent documents into single pdf files.
• If you have J-2 dependents who will be arriving later, you can enter their registration information after they have arrived to the U.S... by completing the J-2 Delayed Arrival Registration Form.

Did your J-2 dependents arrive after you? You can register them separately by providing us: 

• I-94 arrival record from the CBP website (for your last entry into the U.S.) or attached on the I-797 Change of Status Approval Notice
• DS-2019 (the copy signed by the consular officer at their visa appointment)
• Visa for last entry into the U.S. (except Canadians) 

Please have your US address, employee ID number, and UCSD email ready if applicable - we will need these for your registration. 

• If you obtained your Employment-Based Status through a change of status within the U.S. or are transferring H-1B sponsorship to UCSD from a different employer, please be sure to complete the Form AR-11 to report a change of U.S. address.
  • If you have already submitted Form AR-11/notified USCIS of your change of address, no further action is required at this time.
  • Please also make sure to update your address in UCPath if you have not done so already.

Entering the U.S. on H-1B Status

• If you obtained your Employment-Based Status through visa application outside of the U.S., we will need to review your arrival documents. 
  • I-94 arrival record: Found on the CBP website (for your last entry into the U.S.)
  • Date of Most Recent Entry
    •  Note:The system will not accept any single digits in the date field without a zero in front of fit. 
  • Recent visa (except Canadians) and entry stamp issued by the Consulate.