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Winter 2027 | GVSU Housing Move-In & Airport Transportation

Any international students who are starting their first semester at GVSU this January, are eligible for our move-in service. Students must arrive to the Grand Rapids, Gerald R Ford Airport [GRR] on the designated arrival date and during the designated times which are as follows:

Guidance for alternative arrangements is given based on the information provided in this form. 

Personal Information






Arrival Information

Please provide your plans for arriving to the Grand Rapids Gerald R. Ford Airport [GRR] and/or GVSU Housing.



You meet the criteria for our Airport Transportation!






It seems you're not arriving during our designated arrival day.


If you are staying at a hotel within 2 miles of the GRR airport on the night of January 5, we will arrange pick-up for you on the morning of January 6. We will email you more details about your pick-up. Please plan ahead to be ready and waiting in your hotel lobby with all your belongings by 10:30am.





The iHouse is also called the Laker Village South Community Center and is located at: 10440 Laker Village Dr, Allendale, MI 49401

If arriving after 5pm on January 6, you will need to arrange your own temporary accommodation, transportation to campus, and move into your GVSU Housing yourself starting January 7. The latest you can begin your first semester at GVSU & move yourself into GVSU Housing is January 15.

Please note:

  • The earliest date first semester iStudents can move into GVSU Housing is January 6, 2027.
  • International Student Orientation is mandatory for all first semester International Students and takes place January 7 & 8, 2027.
  • If you arrive outside of our designated arrival date & times, you will need to arrange your own transportation.
  • The latest first semester international students can join GVSU is January 15. If you will be arriving any later than this, please contact Admissions at [email protected] to defer to a later semester.

Since you are arriving outside our designated arrival times, you may need to arrange your own temporary accommodation and transportation.


If you will be arriving BEFORE our designated arrival times (before 11am):

  • You can wait at the airport until we conduct our first airport pick-up of the day.
  • You can arrange your own transportation to the iHouse on the Allendale Campus for our Move-in Support Service between 11am and 5pm, January 6, 2027. The iHouse is also called the Laker Village South Community Center and is located at: 10440 Laker Village Dr, Allendale, MI 49401



If you will be arriving AFTER our designated arrival times (after 5:00pm on January 6):

  • you can inquire if a late move-in is possible by emailing [email protected]
  • it is likely you will need to arrange temporary accommodation and transportation so you can move yourself into GVSU Housing starting on January 7
  • The latest you can move yourself into GVSU Housing is January 15.

The iHouse is also called the Laker Village South Community Center and is located at: 10440 Laker Village Dr, Allendale, MI 49401

The iHouse is also called the Laker Village South Community Center and is located at: 10440 Laker Village Dr, Allendale, MI 49401

GVSU Housing Assignment Information

Please provide your GVSU Housing Assignment Information as it appears in Banner.



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