Traveling to the U.S. (ALI Students)
Don't forget to take your visa document (I-20) with you upon entry to the U.S. When students receive the student visa (F-1), please email Yuri Sakamaki that you have the visa.
Have Your I-20 with Your Passport
Students should have the I-20 or with their passport as they travel to the United States. (Don't pack the I-20 or in the check-in luggage.) They will be asked to show the document with the passport at the point of entry.
New students with a new student visa can enter the U.S. 30 days before the program start date at the earliest. If the program start date on the I-20 is August 23, the earliest date students can come to the U.S. is July 24. If students try to enter the U.S. before July 24, their entry may be denied. Even if their entry was permitted, they will be in the U.S. illegally. This may negatively affect the students later.
Getting to Bakersfield and CSUB
The closest airport to California State University, Bakersfield is Meadows Field Airport in Bakersfield (BFL). It's a smaller airport with fewer flights, so the airfare to BFL may be more expensive. The next closest airports are in the Los Angeles area, such as Los Angeles Airport (LAX) and John Wayne Airport (SNA). It's about 20 minutes by car from BFL to CSU Bakersfield.
Currently there is no direct bus service from LAX to Bakersfield. Students need to go to the downtown area of Los Angeles and catch the bus operated by FlixBus, Amtrak or Greyhound. Most of the drop-off points in Bakersfield are located in downtown Bakersfield. It's about 20 minutes by car from downtown Bakersfield to California State University Bakersfield.
LAXcar
Students can consider and utilize a 10% partnership promo code offered by LAXcar if they are planning to come to Bakersfield from LAX. LAXcar can provide vehicle transportation directly to the CSUB Dormitory address: 8501 Stockdale Highway, Bakersfield, California, 93311.
Enter promo code: CSUB10 when booking. LAXcar also has answers to frequently asked questions such as booking and paying fees, number of luggage per vehicle type, locating your chaffeur, and other possible scenarios.
CSUB Residence Hall address
The address of the dormitories is different from the general address of CSUB, 9001 Stockdale Hwy.
Inform taxi or ride-sharing service drivers of the address below.
8501 Stockdale Hwy.
Bakersfield, CA 93311
Resources
Popular ride-sharing services: Uber and Lyft
Other services: LAXcar