International Students and International Travel

UM International Center

The International Center provides a variety of services for international students. The Center’s website contains important information on a number of topics, including visas, financial aid, health insurance, employment questions, and student organizations.

English Language Institute

The English Language Institute was established in 1941 as the first English language research and teaching program of its kind in the United States. Since its founding, the ELI has become a leader in language teaching, learning, and assessment, in applied linguistics research, and in teacher education at the University of Michigan and throughout the world. ELI offers services in the areas of teaching, testing, research, and international outreach.

Graduate Student Instructor Testing and Instructional Program

The English Language Institute (ELI) of the University of Michigan has created a video production (web-streamed video) that introduces the Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) Program at the ELI. The ELI provides a coordinated Testing and Instructional Program for GSIs who completed their undergraduate education in any language other than English.

UM International Travel Registration Website

Faculty, staff, and students traveling outside the United States on University-related activities are strongly advised to provide emergency contact information through this on-line registry. Information entered here is accessible by the UM Department of Public Safety. It will be shared with relevant University administrators only in the event of emergency or other urgent need for communication.

Rackham I-Connect Program

The Rackham I-Connect Program is open to all first-year international graduate students who would like to be connected with an experienced graduate student volunteer. I-Connect Volunteers are current international and/or domestic graduate students from all disciplines across the university. Volunteers share their U-M experience with new international graduate students and provide support and resources to help ease their transition to the University.

International Study and Research: A Handbook for Graduate and Professional Students

The Office of International Programs (OIP) produces a manual and an accompanying checklist for graduate and professional students on its web site intended to provide general suggestions and guidance for students who will be doing research, work, or study abroad during their careers at UM. It is designed to guide students in their preparations for traveling abroad and to provide a series of suggestions for what students need to do before going abroad and what to expect when you arrive on site.

Office of International Programs (OIP)

The Office of International Programs (OIP) serves also as a resource for the University and broader community at large, consulting with faculty, advisors, administrative staff, and others about international study conditions, trends and safety abroad and offering various kinds of advice and support in the development and management of education abroad programs.

UM International Institute

The International Institute and its constituent units and affiliates offer academic programs to support the internationalization of undergraduate and graduate-level education at the University of Michigan. The international and area studies centers and programs centers offer a range of area studies degree programs that provide undergraduate, graduate, and professional school students the opportunity to develop contextual expertise. Graduate-level students may participate in seminars sponsored by the II and the area studies centers and programs.

Housing for International Students

University Housing manages the on-campus housing arrangements for international graduate and professional school students for the Northwood Community Apartments. Students from over 70 countries live in the Northwood Community Apartments.

Information on taxes for nonresidents

This link will direct you to the International Center’s webpage on income tax information for international students, which includes tax laws and filing requirements, tax software, instructions, forms and publications, and other useful information. U.S. tax law also divides people into residents or non-residents for tax purposes, which is not necessary the same as residency according to immigration law. Residents for tax purposes follow the same rules as U.S. citizens, but there are special rules for non-residents for tax purposes. It is important to comply with all federal, state, and local tax laws that apply to you.