The University's International Student Advisor will counsel you on immigration regulations. The most convenient method for international students to pay their expenses is with wire transfer funds. When wiring funds to the University, be sure that your name and social security or system identification number is referenced on the transaction. This will ensure that the funds are posted to the correct account. Contact the Office of Admission if you need your system identification number.
Laundry facilities are on the premises and a residential advisor is on each floor.
Though UArts provides help in finding off-campus housing, undergraduate students are advised to live on campus their first year. All international students are required to secure health and accident insurance coverage, in case of illness or injury. The Academy of Music, home to the Philadelphia Orchestra, is next door to The University of the Arts' Merriam Theater. The Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts can both be easily reached by foot, taxi, or bus. The Walnut Street theater, the oldest still-operating theater in the United States, is just five blocks from the UArts campus, and numerous galleries, American and international restaurants, cafes and bars, and independent theaters, cinemas and performance spaces are within walking distance.