Contact Information

• Change, extension, amendment of status or transfers to/from UC San Diego
• Travel
• 212e waiver
• Options beyond current status, including permanent residency
• Insurance, health care access, and J insurance requirements
• Referrals for UC San Diego or community resources

We strive to respond to all email inquiries within three business days. Please include your name and current status.

Scholar Advisors:

Compliance Coordinators: 

We have after hours drop box outside Student Center B. The after hours drop box should only be used at the direction of a Scholar Advisor member. This will ensure that items placed in the after hours drop box are picked up in a timely manner.

The after hours drop box (black box) is located on the left side immidiately after crossing the bridge to enter Student Center B.

• Student Center B is across from Mandeville Auditorium and the Art of Espresso Coffee Cart
• Student Center B is the building, not the physical address, for direct instructions to our location visit: 
  • UCSD Map
  • Google Map

To mail items to Scholar Advisors please use the information as provided below. If you have questions regarding how to address a package to our office contact ischolars@ucsd.edu for assistance.  

For Faculty & Scholars without a UC San Diego parking pass, daily or hourly parking is available for purchase at pay station permits or meters. 

Please note that there are different parking options: A (Faculty), B (Staff/Grad Students) and V (Visitor).

There are a few locations on campus with 20 minute loading zones which allow for quick 20 mins visits without having to pay for parking. If you will be parking in a 20 minute loading zone please make sure it is clearly noted as "20 minute loading."

Our friends at the Student Abroad office, provide us with a wonderful space that we can use for events, the Dance Hall at 409 University Center. If you have been invited to an event at the Dance Hall, instructions for how to find the building are listed below.

• 409 University Center is the building number and campus area, not the physical address. For direct instructions to our location visit:
  • UCSD Map
  • Google Map
• Nearest cross streets are Russell Ln and Rupertus Ln
• The building is between the Student Services Center and Visual Arts Facility. In front of the grassy area (Matthews Quad) near Pepper Canyon Hall.
• Entrance to building faces the Visual Arts Facility.
• Conveniently located near Gilman Parking Structure as well as bus and trolley stations. For updated public transport routes visit:
  • MTS Departures and Schedules

For additional commuting options, visit our Transportation and Commuting Alternatives page.

The UC San Diego Police Department can be reached at (858) 534-HELP (4357). The UC San Diego Police department can also be contacted in case of immigration-related emergencies when the office is closed. 

For information regarding the topics listed below visit our Safety, Security, and Emergency Information page.

• Campus safety escort service
• Crime prevention
• Crime statistics on UC San Diego campus and the surrounding community
• Crisis hotlines
• Emergency preparedness (wildfires and earthquakes)
• San Diego resources
• State, federal and international resources
• Urgent care and emergency room information