Admitted Students

Please note that the Chinese government requires that your passport be valid for at least 6 months beyond your planned return from study abroad. The government retains the right to deny you entry into China if your passport is not valid for at least 6 months beyond your planned return (December 2013), so make sure to renew it now. Make sure you have a couple of completely empty passport pages left in your passport before arrival. Non-U.S. citizens should contact their local consulate for information on obtaining a visa.

US Students who need to renew or get a new passport should have it expedited. To review procedures for having a passport expedited, they should refer to this government website. They fall under the category of needing a passport for a foreign visa within 4 weeks. If necessary, Liberal Studies can produce a letter to assist in expediting the visa. To secure the letter, email ls.abroad@nyu.edu.

Students who have already submitted their passport--without having already asked for it to be expedited--can still request expedited processing by contacting a customer service center. 

Unfortunately, NYU does not have the ability to change visa requirements, nor does it help if we call consulates or embassies on your behalf. Though we're happy to help you in whatever way we can, the decision to issue you a visa rests solely with the consulate or embassy. Below you'll find instructions for getting your visa, along with sample visa applications and supporting materials. Bear in mind that information is tailored for US students and that incoming students are best served by getting information from their local Chinese consulate.

Consulates and Applications
Each consulate has specific regulations and requirements, so your very first step is to determine which consulates jurisdiction you fall under. 

Be sure to check and recheck the consulate requirements before your appointment or submitting materials, as all requirements are subject to change without notification.

Read more on the Visa Process page

Please be sure to click on the link below and submit your summer address information through the Liberal Studies Visa and Summer Address Form. Keep in mind that the information included on this form is very important so the sooner you return it to our office, the better.

To access the form, students will need to log in through NYUHome using their netid and password. Some students may also need to download the VPN client and Webproxy offered through NYU. 

• Liberal Studies in Shanghai Information Form (updated for Academic Year '12-'13 students)

ASAP to ensure that all materials get to you promptly

NYUHome is an excellent resource which provides you with an NYU email address, information on your bursar account and access to Blackboard where you’ll be able to access a bunch of information we’ve put together on Shanghai for you to read before you leave. Once you have access to NYUHome, please make sure to update your addresses and phone numbers in our system—that ensures that we’re able to contact you with important information, including essential mailings as we’ll use the contact information you provide there. You can find instructions on how to start using NYUHome's basic functions here. Please note that you will not use NYU Home to register for classes and will instead fill out a Course Registration Form that you will receive during the summer.

Note:If you reside at an international address, you will be unable to update your current location through NYUHome.  Instead, you should contact the Registrar’s Office directly at registration@nyu.edu or 001-212-998-4800 to have your address updated (in addition to submitting your summer address through the link above). Please make sure to note that you are an incoming Liberal Studies freshman who will commence studies in Shanghai and that you will not be able to stop by the Registrar’s office to make the change in person. 

In addition to the online forms we, we also require two paper forms.  These are simple to complete, but will require your time and may require a visit to your physician, so please plan ahead.

• Travel Release (please print, sign, and return) - due June 30th 
• Medical History (paper form—you will receive this in your acceptance packet) Please plan to schedule an appointment with your physician to ensure that you are prepared to return the form to the Health Center by the August 15th deadline.

New York State law and/or New York University requires that all newly admitted students (graduate, undergraduate and transfers) complete several health related requirements before August 15, 2012.  Please click on this here for more information about the full set of requirements. 

A Note about Immunizations: It is critical that students, especially those outside of the United States (where many of these immunizations are already required) make appointments with their doctors now to be immunized for MMR or Meningitis, as per University guidelines. Though the Student Immunization History Form will be mailed to you in your Summer Acceptance packet, these vaccinations may need to be given over the span of several weeks and should be started at the earlist possible date. Questions about whether prior or current vaccinations will bring you into compliance--or any other questions about immunization or other health requirements--may be directed to health.requirements@nyu.edu. 

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS MAY LEAD TO DE-ENROLLMENT AS PER UNIVERSITY GUIDELINES.

Two-year Core Program students should submit the “Academic Profile Questionnaire for the Core Program” through this secure online form. GLS students should submit the “Academic Profile Questionnaire for GLS” through this secure online form.

This information will assist Liberal Studies in registering you for your courses in the fall semester. Any additional questions about submitting either Academic Profile Form may be directed to Beth Haymaker, Director of Global Programs, at beth.haymaker@nyu.edu.

To access the form, students will need to log in through NYUHome using their netid and password. Some students may also need to download the VPN client and Webproxy offered through NYU.

All students are required to submit a combination of paper and online forms These forms are used to collect needed information for your upcoming year like housing preferences, immigration preparation, and arrival itinerary

For more information about required forms and relevant links please see the Freshmen in Shanghai blog.