When You Arrive

Within the first week of your arrival you should do the following things:

• Contact ISSS to notify us of your arrival*
• Get a student ID card**
• Find a place to live (if you have not done so already)
• Open a bank account
• Order the necessary utilities for your house (electricity, water, gas, etc.)
• Apply for a Social Security Number (SSN) if you are employed
• Figure out transportation (car, taxi, bus, bicycle, walking)
• Meet with any other Vanderbilt Staff as indicated in your correspondence with the University

*Contact International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) to notify us of your arrival. It is required for all new students to check-in with ISSS.  Please bring all of your travel documents (passport, visa, I-94, I-20/DS-2019) with you so that copies can be made for your files.  We will also need copies of travel documents for all your dependents with you in the US. Our number is 615-322-2753.

**Get your student ID card made:
Commodore Card Office
184 Sarratt Student Center
Nashville, TN 37240
(615) 322-2273
(800) 632-0998
M-F 8:30-4:00
Tues until 7:00 pm