First, report to your home department to let them know of your arrival and to pick up any information that may have already been sent to you via campus mail (such as your Benefits Packet and your letter of appointment).

You will need to visit the following offices listed below on campus to complete your sign-up. While many sign-up procedures can be handled through the mail, the I-9 Employment Authorization and TigerCard must be done in person. Unless otherwise noted below, office hours are generally 8:45 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday, during the academic year and 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, during the summer. Click here to link to an interactive campus map.

1. Human Resources, New South Building, 1st floor (609-258-3300) (Front Desk Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday) Complete and hand in your benefits enrollment forms (BEF) and any other necessary employment forms from your Benefits Packet. If you are a U.S. Citizen and being paid a salary or stipend by Princeton University, you will need to complete an I-9 Employment Authorization in person within three days of your hire or rehire date.
Exception: If you have been hired by the Library, you will do all of the above in the Library Human Resources Office, Firestone Library (609-258-3191).

2. Payroll Office, New South Building, 5th floor (609-258-5878) If you are a non-U.S. Citizen and being paid a salary or stipend by Princeton University, you must go to the Payroll Office to complete your I-9 Employment Authorization in person within three days of your hire or rehire date between the hours of 9:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. only.

3. TigerCard/Parking Office, New South Building, A floor (609-258-5436) (Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Mon-Fri).  The TigerCard establishes your affiliation with Princeton University and serves as a photo ID.  Many University departments will ask to see your TigerCard including: the Library, the Athletics Department, McCosh Health Center, the Housing Office, and the Frist Campus Center Ticket Office.  In addition to being your official University ID, the TigerCard is also used as a debit card to buy food or photocopying services and to gain admittance to campus buildings and high security areas that are electronically secured.
Parking on campus is by permit only between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, in assigned numbered lots. The TigerCard Office provides decals for those numbered lots.  You may also register your vehicle online:  http://web.princeton.edu/sites/tigercard/_parking/registration.html.
 

OTHER OFFICES YOU MAY NEED TO VISIT OR WISH TO CONTACT:

4. Office of Visa Services, 120 Alexander St. (609-258-1451)  If you are in the U.S. in J-1 status, you MUST report to the Office of Visa Services within 30 days of the start date listed on your DS-2019 form so that your SEVIS record can be activated.  If you are in the U.S. in H-1B, TN, or O-1 status or are authorized for F-1 OPT or J-1 AT you may want to report to the Office of Visa Services to have your immigration documents copied for your file and to ask any questions you may have.  Welcome packets are available including instructions on applying for a social security number and obtaining a New Jersey drivers license.

5. Circulation Desk, Firestone Library (609-258-3202) Bring your TigerCard ID card to activate your patron barcode which will enable you to exercise borrowing privileges at the Princeton University libraries.

6. Athletic Ticket Office, Jadwin Gymnasium (609-258-3538) (Hours: Labor Day to end of November: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (Mon-Thur), 9:00 a.m.-2 p.m. (Fri); December to Labor Day: 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., Mon-Fri) Fee charged. You must present your valid TigerCard ID card to purchase an athletic facility permit.

7. Housing, MacMillan Building (609-258-3125) If you have any questions or need information or assistance with University Faculty and Staff Housing, please contact this office.

8. Office of Information Technology Help Desk (609-258-4357) All University faculty and staff have University computing accounts established for them. If you need assistance accessing your accounts or using other computing services, call the OIT Help Desk at 609-258-4357 (8-HELP).
 

If you have not already done so, please remember to return a completed copy of the Personal Data Form to the Office of the Dean of the Faculty, 9 Nassau Hall.  Thank you.

Last revised: Oct 20, 2005