Airport Pickup and Temporary Housing

When I came to a unfamiliar country to go start my life in a totally different culture, my hosts, John and Cyndi, helped me to make the first step and made me feel like home. Airport pick-up and temporary housing are definitely helpful to me, but they gave me more than that, which let me have a strong faith in my future student life in America. They are really nice people!

Guanlong

Jennifer picked me up at the airport, and when I moved in to my new apartment, she helped me to move the mattress by a van. It helped me a lot. And now we are actually good friends since we can meet in IFI Bible Discussion and English Conversation Club. Thanks to IFI! Your work in helping the new international students is very impressive and kind. Thanks!

Sunita

Thank you for giving us the chance to enjoy the holiday with an American family. Jay picked us up and took us to his house. We had some delicious food and had a chat with each other. We will participate in this event again. We felt very good because we celebrated the holiday with a family who gave us a lot of love. It was really a great experience. Thank you!

Yaji

These services are free, provided by the Christians who support and volunteer in IFI.

Please complete the form below at least 2 weeks prior to your arrival date. It is very difficult to accommodate requests without at least 14 days advance notice.

If the form below is not working, please send an email to Chris immediately at

Airport Pickup

Name*
First Last
Best Email Address*
Additional Email
Country of Origin (Home Country)*
Date of Birth*
MM slash DD slash YYYY

Use the format mm/dd/yyyy For example 10/08/1990 = October 8, 1990
Gender*
Marital Status*
- Single
- Married
Name of Campus*

United States campus you will be attending.
Semester studies begin/began*
MM slash DD slash YYYY

Use this format: mm/dd/yyyy
Anticipated date of graduation/completion of studies*
MM slash DD slash YYYY

Use this format: mm/dd/yyyy
Academic Department
Degree Program*
Arrival Date*
MM slash DD slash YYYY

Use this format: mm/dd/yyyy
Arrival Time*

: Hours

Minutes

AM/PM
Airline*
Flight Number*
City of Departure (the one just prior to arriving in Fort Wayne)*
Names of friends or family members traveling with you (if any)
Please let us know if you will be arriving with any friends or family members. All students will need to complete this form. Be advised that it will be difficult for IFI to find host families who can accommodate a group larger than 2 or 3.
Nights needed for Temporary Housing
Indicate how many nights of temporary housing you need. Our host families provide 1 to 4 nights of temporary housing completely free of charge. Please make every necessary arrangement so that you do not exceed the amount of time you select. Under no circumstance should you stay in the host's home longer than 4 nights.