Welcome to UAA and International Student Services

The Office of International Student Services (ISS) provides immigration services and support for international students and scholars at the University of Alaska Anchorage.

ISS aims to help international students and scholars to achieve their academic, personal, and professional goals, and to have a rewarding UAA experience.

• International Transcripts and World Education Services (WES)
• All international transcripts must be evaluated by World Education Services (WES). WES will then provide a copy of the evaluation to UAA. In order to ensure that UAA receives the proper documents, students should order a WES ICAP course-by-course evaluation.
• For more information about WES and their services, please visit their website at www.wes.org. 
• Transcripts from the United States and from English Speaking Canadian schools do not need to provide WES evaluations. These transcripts must be sent directly from the issuing institution to UAA.

• UAA Student Marko Cheseto Honored at NAFSA Region I Conference:
• UAA was well-represented this year at the annual Region I conference for NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Marko Cheseto, UAA International Student from Kenya, was the first recipient of the Inspirational Student award and keynote speaker. Congratulations to Marko. We are proud to call him one of our own.

• UAA to Implement GLACIER Tax Software
• GLACIER is an online tax software desiged to assist international visitors with meeting US tax compliance laws and filing regulations. For more information, please visit the Taxes section under the "Current Student Resources" tab.

• International Passport Series
• The University Bookstore is seeking international students interested in presenting as part of the International Passport Series. Presenters are asked to speak about topics of interest relating to their home country, coming to Alaska, and about their related personal and cultural experiences. If you would like to be considered as a presenter, or for more information, please contact Rachel Epstein at repstein2@uaa.alaska.edu.