Updating address and phone number in my.SDSU and making changes
The US Federal Government requires you to report your US address on arrival and throughout your stay in the United States. Therefore, you must enter your US (LOCAL Address field in my.SDSU) address as soon as you arrive in the US and before September 1 for immigration purposes.
If you don’t, the ISC won’t be able to register your SEVIS record (I-20 or DS-2019) as Active and this could lead to termination of your SEVIS record. Please follow the directions below on how to enter your address correctly in my.SDSU for reporting purposes.
Note: Any future changes in your US address (Local Address field in my.SDSU) must be reported within 10 days of the change.
Entering/Updating your U.S. Address in my.SDSU
- Log into your my.sdsu portal. Click the profile tile
- Select Address in the list on the left
- Scroll down and click the + on the Local address to add your US address (here in San Diego). An incorrectly-entered address will result in a problem with registering your SEVIS record.
- Address line 1: Street Number, Street Name, Apartment Number (if applicable)
Address line 2: Building name (if applicable)
City: San Diego
State: CA
Zip code: 9XXXX
How to Enter Your Address If You Live on Campus
If you reside in one of the campus residences below, your Local Address (for SEVIS reporting purposes) should be entered in my.SDSU as indicated below. For example, if you reside in University Towers, your local address is 5505 Hardy Ave.
Please below for further guidance on how to enter your address, according to which residence building you live in:
The UPS Store - West Campus
Serves Residents of:
- Aztec Corner
- Chapultepec
- Essential - Building 3
- Granada
- Huaxtepec
- Huāxyacac
- Metepec
- Mixquic
- Piedra del Sol
- Tarastec
- Toltec
- University Towers
- Zacatepec
- Zapotec
Mailing Address & Campus Location:
Address line 1: 5505 Hardy Ave, Apt number
Address line 2: (Building name)
City: San Diego
State: CA
Zip code: 92115
The UPS Store - East Campus
Serves Residents of:
- Maya & Olmeca
- South Campus Plaza North & South
- Tenochca
- Tepeyac & Tacuba
- Villa Alvarado
- Viva
- Zura
Mailing Address & Campus Location:
Address line 1: 5187 College Ave, Apt number
Address line 2: (Building name)
City: San Diego
State: CA
Zip code: 92115
- To update your address in the future (contact information updates must be made in this portal within 10 days of a change for immigration purposes), simply click on the address, and it will allow you to update the information.
- Enter Email and telephone number updates in the Contact Details section from the list on the left. Always check your SDSU email address.
- You should also make sure the other address fields are up to date
- Your permanent address is your address in your home country.
How to Add Your Mobile/Cell Phone Number
SEVIS also requires a US phone number to be entered and you therefore must enter one in my.SDSU. See guidance below on how to enter in my.SDSU correctly:
- Please do not enter a foreign phone number in the Mobile/cell phone number field; if the number has more than 10 digits, SEVIS will disapprove it.
- Do not enter any symbols (+)
- Do not enter anything in country code field - leave this field empty.
- To confirm that you have entered your information correctly, please compare it with the example below.
- Example of a correctly entered cell/mobile phone number: 6195941982
- Enter a valid US phone number in the Mobile/cell phone section.
- If you do not have a Mobile/cell phone number yet, please add the International Student Center’s—6195941982. After you obtain your own local phone number, please update your My.SDSU record accordingly.
Where to enter your US mobile/cell number:
Start by going to the Contact Details Section inside the Profile tile
- Then select the Plus Sign under Phone
- This will bring up the option, Add Phone, to fill out a section for a phone number
