The official arrival date for New International Students is: Monday, August 28, 2025.

Please arrive in Lincoln or Omaha, Nebraska no later than 10pm on the official arrival date.

Please do not travel to Lincoln or Omaha by train or bus, as no one will be available to pick you up from the station.

Arriving in Lincoln, Nebraska (Airport Code: LNK)

If you arrive in Lincoln, your I-PAL (International Pal) volunteers to pick you up at the Lincoln Airport. (If your I-PAL is unable to pick you up, someone else will help you.)

Please share your flight information with your I-PAL and the International Student Advisor as soon as you secure your U.S. visa and reserve your flight tickets but NO LATER THAN August 1, 2025.

NOTE: Your I-PAL information will be shared with you by the end of July 2025.

Arriving in Omaha, Nebraska (Airport Code: OMA)

Please share your flight information with your I-PAL and the International Student Advisor as soon as you secure your U.S. visa and reserve your flight tickets but NO LATER THAN August 1, 2025.

The city of Omaha is located 70 miles from the city of Lincoln, where our school is located, and it takes about one hour by car to reach Lincoln. If you arrive in Omaha instead of Lincoln, you will need to take an airport shuttle service (OMALiNK) from the Omaha airport to the NWU campus. The one-way shuttle fee is approximately $100. NOTE: The OMALiNK fee is subject to change without notice.

Please make a reservation using OMALINK airport shuttle or calling them at +1-402-475-5465.
After reserving OMALINK, please share your OMALINK reservation information with the International Student Advisor and your I-PAL.

When you reserve OMALINK on their website, please use the information below:

1. Select Service Type: “From Airport”
2. Pick-Up Date & Pick-Up Time: Please enter your arrival date and time.
3. Pick-Up Airport: Please type “OMA” and select “OMA-Eppley Airfield” from the dropdown menu.
4. Drop-Off Location: Type “5301 Madison Avenue Lincoln, NE 68504 (Nebraska Wesleyan University)” and select “Wesleyan, 5301 Madison Avenue, University Place, Lincoln, Nebraska 68504, USA” from the dropdown menu.
5. Select a vehicle type, and follow the instructions for payment.
6. After reserving OMALINK, please email Yoko Iwasaki-Zink at: yiwasaki@nebrwesleyan.edu with your OMALINK reservation information.