The OISS team of advisers serves as your primary resource for immigration support. We are here to answer questions about your immigration status, federal immigration regulations, immigration documents, work authorization, changing status and more.

  • Visit the Contact Us page for the Danforth and Medical campus office locations and current office hours.
  • Scroll down to find your OISS adviser and click on their name to schedule an appointment from their staff page.

Please note: Adviser appointments should NOT be scheduled to complete routine requests such as “check-in” or “travel signature” requests. Follow the instructions below:

F-1 & J-1 Students
  • Complete Check-in via MyOISS.
  • Request a Travel Signature by submitting a Reprint I-20/DS-2019 request via MyOISS.
international scholars & employees

F-1 and J-1 students

F-1 and J-1 student advisers are assigned based on school/academic program, level of study, and the first letter, or the first few letters, of your last name (surname).

Find your adviser

Alumni (students on WashU-approved OPT and STEM OPT): Haylee Zhou

Arts & Sciences including DBBS
Degree levelSurname/last name begins withYour OISS adviser
GraduateA – WChloe Colbert
GraduateX, Y, ZJanka Ribando
UndergraduateallChristina Choe
Alumni (OPT)allHaylee Zhou
McKelvey School of Engineering
Degree levelSurname/ last name begins withYour OISS adviser
GraduateA – JGaby Renteria-Poepsel
GraduateK – ZJanka Ribando
UndergraduateallChristina Choe
Alumni (OPT)allHaylee Zhou
Olin Business School
Degree levelSurname/last name begins withYour OISS adviser
GraduateA – J & LJeanne Pizarro
GraduateK, M – ZGaby Renteria-Poepsel
UndergraduateallChristina Choe
Alumni (OPT)allHaylee Zhou
Brown School, Law School, Medical School, Sam Fox School, CAPS & Exchange Students
SchoolDegree levelYour OISS adviser
Brown SchoolGraduateChloe Colbert
Law SchoolGraduateJeanne Pizarro
Medical SchoolGraduateJeanne Pizarro
Sam Fox School of Design & Visual ArtsGraduateGaby Renteria-Poepsel
Sam Fox School of Design & Visual ArtsUndergraduateChristina Choe
CAPSallChristina Choe
Exchange studentsallChristina Choe
Alumni (OPT)allHaylee Zhou

International scholars & employees

To contact an International Scholar/Employee Advisor, please reach out via email as follows:

J-1 Scholars:
Send email to J1scholar@wustl.edu

Employees with H-1B, TN, E-3 & O-1 visas & LPRs:
Send email to the Associate Director for Scholars

The OISS scholar team shares caseloads with advisers specializing as follows:

AdviserAdvises scholars and employees with the status
Laura RegisterJ-1 scholars (sponsored by WashU)
Employees with H-1B, TN, TN, E-3 & O-1 visa status
Legal Permanent Residents (LPRs)
Jeff CernucanJ-1 scholars (sponsored by WashU)
Carolyn RourkeJ-1 scholars (sponsored by WashU)
Kayleen McDonaldH-1B, TN, and E-3 visa status
Patti SchaeferH-1B, TN, and E-3 visa status