Terra Dotta is your student immigration portal at UW–Madison. All F-1 and J-1 international students gain access to Terra Dotta after they have been fully admitted by their admissions office.
Tip: Add the Terra Dotta widget to your MyUW homepage for easy and secure access, or use the direct link terradotta.wisc.edu/
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Terra Dotta does:
- Give you access to your own student immigration portal using your NetID and password
- Allow you to monitor your immigration status with easy visibility
- Streamline your immigration-related documents and requests in one online system
- Allow you to request electronic signatures on requests that require verification from UW–Madison staff
- Automate email and SMS messages regarding your immigration status and store those messages in your Terra Dotta portal
- State important alerts and reminders when you log in
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Terra Dotta does NOT:
- Replace the ISS website- we will still update important information at iss.wisc.edu, including how to submit your requests in Terra Dotta
- Replace ISS newsletters- we will still send important information and reminders in our bi-weekly newsletters
Information for Admitted Students
Before you can login to Terra Dotta–
- Undergraduate Students– must be fully admitted and confirm enrollment deposit. Contact the Office of Admissions & Recruitment if you have questions.
- Graduate Students– must be fully admitted by the Graduate Admissions Office (not only your department). Contact your graduate program coordinator or Graduate Admissions if you have questions.
- Professional Students– must be fully admitted by your professional program admissions office. Contact your professional program admissions office if you have questions.
- Visiting and Special Students– must be fully admitted by Division of Continuing studies. Contact Division of Continuing Studies if you have questions.
- If you continue to experience login issues, contact your admissions office to confirm:
- You are in admitted or matriculated status in the Student Information System.
- Your visa permit information is F-1 or J-1 with issuing authority “UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN–MADISON”
- Your citizenship information has 2 rows (USA=”alien”; Enter country of citizenship on passport=”citizen” or “native”)
Use your UW–Madison NetID and password to login to Terra Dotta.
*If you continue to experience login issues, contact your admissions office.
*If you continue to experience login issues, contact your admissions office.
| Undergraduate Students | Office of Undergraduate Admissions & Recruitment |
| Graduate Students | Graduate Admissions Office |
| Wisconsin School of Business (WSB) Graduate Students | WSB Admissions Office |
| Law Students | Law Admissions Office |
| Medicine and Public Health Students | School of Medicine and Public Health Admissions Office |
| Pharmacy Students | School of Pharmacy Admissions Office |
| Veterinary Medicine Students | School of Veterinary Medicine Admissions Office |
| Visiting International Students | Visiting International Student Program |
| Special/Non-degree Students | Visiting International Student Program |
| Exchange Students | International Academic Programs (IAP) |
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