GETTINGSETTLED:
OnceyouhavearrivedatK-StateandcheckedinattheInternationalStudentandScholarServices
officeintheInternationalStudentCenterhttp://www.k-state.edu/parking/201516%20Campus%20map.pdf(cornerofClaflinRoadandMid-CampusDrive)
Ø GetyourK-StateIDcardattheIDCenterattheKSUStudentUnion.Showyourpassportand
youradmissionletter.
Ø *RetrieveI-94Number/ArrivalRecordfromhttps://www.cbp.gov/i94Printthepagewiththe
numberandkeepitwithyourpassportandDS2019.Besuretheclassofadmissioniscorrectly
listed(F-1orJ-1)YoucanusedyourIDcardatthelibrarytoaccessaprinter.
Ø OpenaUSbankaccount.Therearemanybanksintown.SomehaveanAutomaticTeller
Machine(ATM)onthecampus.CommerceBankhasabranchofficeintheK-StateUnion.
SalinaKSUPOLYTECHNICStudents-CapitalFederalhasbankofficeshereandinSalina.u
DONOTcarrylargeamountsofmoneyonyourperson.
YouwillneedyournewKSUWildcatIDcard,yourpassport,printedI-94form,Visa.
Ø YoursponsorwillhaveaDirectDepositorBankAuthorizationformthatthebankwillhelpyou
fillout.Thisallowsyourstipendstobedepositedbyyoursponsordirectlyintoyourbank
account.
Ø *ChangeaddressinkSIStoincludeyournewlocaladdress.www.ksu.educlickonKSIS.UseeID
andpasswordtologin.Updateyouraddresswithin10days.Notifyyoursponsorofyournew
addressusingthestudentportalatyourscholarshipwebsite.
Ø *Youcansetupyourstudentfinancialaccounttodirectlydepositanymoneyinyourstudent
account.http://www.k-state.edu/finsvcs/cashiers/refunds/eft/(WhenyougetyourTBtest
refund–itcanbesenttoyourbankaccount!)
Ø YoucansetupyourKSUemailsothatitautomaticallyforwardstoyourpersonalemailaddress.In
theemailaccount“settings”icon,clickOPTIONS,underACCOUNTS–clickFORWARDING
Ø Afteryouhaveenrolled,submityourscheduleofclassestoyoursponsor