Booking an Appointment
To book an appointment visit the Internationalizaton Office's MS Bookings Page. 
When booking the appointment, you have the option to choose in person or virtual. Please note:

• Paniz Saremirad only offers virtual appointments.
• Natasha Clark is not available in person on Mondays
• Arif Abu is not available in person indefinitely

Preparing for Your Appointment

• Have your questions or topics ready before your advising session.
• Be on time for your scheduled appointment.

 Late Arrivals

• Appointments are 30 minutes long. If you arrive more than 15 minutes late, the advisor is not guaranteed to be available. You may need to reschedule.

 Cancellations and Rescheduling

• You can cancel or reschedule your appointment through MS Bookings.
• Please notify us if you cannot attend your appointment.

 

Beginning January 3, 2025 virtual drop in hours are held every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (except for holidays) from 12pm to 1pm NLT.

Mondays from 12pm to 1pm - Natasha
No drop in April 21, 2024

Tuesdays from 12pm to 1pm- Paniz
Cancelled for March 18, 2025 (updated March 18 @ 9:15am NLT)
No drop in March 25, 2025

Thursdays from 12pm to 1pm- Arif
No drop in March 20, 2025

Fridays from 12pm to 1pm  – Natasha
No drop in April 11, 2025
No drop in April 18, 2025
No drop in April 25, 2025

Click on the link for the advisor's personal room in webex and request to enter the room. The advisor will be notified you are waiting in the lobby and you will be placed in queue with others waiting in the lobby. Students will be seen in the order they request entry to the room. 

Every month, an Immigration Advisor will be available at a different location on campus for a one-hour in-person drop-in. All students (undergraduate and graduate) who are students in that Faculty/School may avail of the service. Students are seen in the order they arrive.

The Travelling Advisor Schedule for Winter 2025 is as follows:

Month	Faculty/School	Date & Time	Location
January	Department of Computer Science	Thursday January 30, 2025 12pm-1pm	EN 2025
February	Faculty of Engineering- Grad	Tuesday February 11, 2025 12pm-1pm	CSF 3109
February	Faculty of Engineering-   Undergrad	Thursday February 20, 2025 12pm-1pm	EN 4003
March	Faculty of Education	Thursday March 6, 2025 4pm-7pm (as part of RGSC Community Night)	ED 3007C
March	Faculty of Business	Thursday March 13, 2025 10:30am – 11:30am	BN-1013C
April	Marine Institute	Thursday April 3, 2025 12:30pm-1:30pm	MI, 3rd floor Boardroom W3001

The IAT offers both live sessions and recorded sessions weekly for students.  

• The live sessions on Wednesday and Brightspace recordings are for current students. Each live session has an accompanying recording and quiz, which you are encouraged to watch and answer before attending the live session. During the live session, a summary of the recording will be provided followed by a question-and-answer session.  All live sessions are virtual, and all sessions and recordings are accessible through Brightspace (course: Immigration Support for International Students). If you do not have access, email immigrationadvising@mun.ca to request access. 
• The recording on Initial Study Permits and Study Plan is for Newly Admitted students preparing their initial study permit application or who have been refused a study permit. To access the recording you must register and await approval of your registration. To register, you must use your @mun.ca email and provide your student number. If approved, you will be emailed confirmation with the video and quiz links. Please note, while there is an event associated with this registration, no meeting will take place. 

For schedule, click here. 

When sending inquiries to the inbox, students are strongly advised to send the query from @mun.ca email and to include the following:

1. Name
2. Student Number
3. Program of study
4. Level of study
5. Country of current residence