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Winter Break Closure

Campus Closed December 23, 2024 - January 1, 2025

Note that the University of Colorado Denver and Anschutz Medical campuses are closed from Monday, December 23, 2024, to Wednesday, January 1, 2025. You may submit requests and send emails to ISSS during this time and ISSS staff will respond after January 1, 2025.

Information for Current O-1 Scholars

International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) strives to serve our O-1 scholars/employees at the University of Colorado Denver with the highest service. Since O-1 scholars will be employees of CU Denver, the majority of the services are part of the already available campus resources for CU Denver employees.

An O-1 VISA is reserved for an individual who has extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics. This extraordinary ability must have been demonstrated by sustained national or international acclaim. The scholar must be coming temporarily to the United States to continue to work in her or his area of extraordinary ability. Furthermore, this person is within the small percentage of those who have arisen to the very top of their field of endeavor. For more information on this, please see the link below:

O-1 Criteria and Types of Evidence

See below for more specific information that will assist you in your time at CU Denver:

International Student & Scholar Services

International Students

CU Denver

Student Commons Building

1201 Larimer Street

Suite 1119

Denver, CO 80204


International Scholars

CU Denver

Lawrence Street Center

1380 Lawrence Street

Suite 932

Denver, CO 80204


International Students & Scholars

CU Anschutz

Fitzsimons Building

13001 East 17th Place

Ground Floor: STE. EG305, EG305A, and EG306

Aurora, CO 80045


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