Question for international students

[kimmibeans]

Hi there! Due to a glitch in the software they use for their applications, I accidentally got labelled as an international student at one of my schools. As a result I was recently asked to begin filling out immigration paperwork. What does this mean? Do schools ask all international students to do this regardless of application standing or do they only ask if they are trying to accept you? Thank you for your help!

[EngineerGrad]

We usually receive request to submit paperwork once the school has accepted us.

 

But I would talk to the dean straight away... It is much harder being accepted as an international student in the US. The admission rate drops substantially...

[kimmibeans]

I already talked to the program coordinator and they straightened out. It was weird, the department I applied to knew I was an American student because I said so on my application, it's just a glitch in the software that sent my information to visa and immigration. When I applied the application wouldn't let me submit my application unless I clicked both US Citizen AND Permanent Resident, and this caused visa and immigration to get my info despite the fact I submitted my social with my application. According to my program's admissions this is a common problem.

 

Thank you so much for the fast reply!