FOCUS Airport Pickup Request Form

A service for new Portland State University international students and visiting scholars.

March 5, 2024:

We are now accepting airport pickup requests for spring term arrivals.

Q: What if FOCUS is not able to make arrangements to pick me up?
A: A full range of options is available at the PDX web site. See the Ground Transportation page. On that page, see “RideShare App” programs and Taxi/Cabs. There are no shuttle buses to PSU.

The least expensive option is to take Trimet’s MAX Line, although it may be difficult if you have more than two pieces of luggage. See our page at https://goo.gl/YHTMzb for information about boarding the MAX line at Portland Airport.

Before completing the form, please review important information on the FOCUS Airport Pickups page.

When completing the form, please DON’T use all capitals or all lower case.  

Examples:
No: “greg steward”
No: “GREG STEWARD”
Yes: “Greg Steward”

If you need to correct some information in your submission, please do not submit a new request. You should receive a copy of your submitted information. Reply to that email and submit your updates and changes in that email.

Most fields are required. If a field is required and you have no information to enter into a field, enter “None”

1. Please, DO NOT USE ALL CAPS when entering information.
2. Information About You
3. Email Address(valid email required)
4. A Note About Names: You don't have to enter all the names shown on your passport. Hold your mouse over the three "name" fields that follow for more information.
5. Given Name(required)
6. Surname(required)
7. Preferred Name: Enter the name you would like FOCUS volunteers or new friends to use when speaking to you
8. Preferred Name(required)
9. Gender(required)
10. Home Country(required)
11. Home Town, State(required)
12. Preferred Languages(required)
13. School Information
14. What school are you coming to?|Select school you will attendPortland State University(required)
15. PSU ID(required)
16. Visa TypeSelect Visa TypeF1: StudentJ1: StudentJ1: professor, scholar, teacher, researcher(required)
17. Type of Studies (Pick one that best describes your reason for being at PSU)Select Type of StudiesUndergraduate StudentUndergraduate, 1 Year ExchangeUndergraduate, TransferPost Baccalaureate studies Masters StudentDoctoral StudiesVisiting ScholarIELP Student OnlyIELP then degree studies in the USIELP then PSU degree studies(required)
18. Travel Information
19. Booking Airline(required)
20. Initial City and Country of Departure(required)
21. Portland Flight Arrival Information
22. For arriving airline, choose the airline that will bring you to the Portland Airport.
23. NOTE: See https://www.flypdx.com/PDX/Airlines for a complete list of airlines that travel to Portland.
24. If you don't see your airline listed, it may be that the airline that booked your flight does not have flights to Portland.
25. You may need to ask your booking airline for the airline name and flight number of the flight that comes to the Portland Airport.
26. Airline Arriving in PortlandSelect Airline Arriving in PortlandAir Canada (AC)Alaska Airlines (AS)Allegiant (G4)American Airlines (AA)Boutique Air (4B)British Airways (BA)Condor Airlines Flugdienst (DE)Delta Air Lines (DL)Frontier Airlines (F9)Hawaiian Airlines (HA)Icelandair (FI)JetBlue Airways (B6)Southwest Airlines (WN)Spirit Airlines (NK)Sun Country Airlines (SY)United Airlines (UA)Volaris (Y4)Westjet (WS)(required)
27. Portland Arrival Flight Number(required)
28. Portland Date of Arrival(required)
29. Portland Time of Arrival (required)
30. Departure City Immediately Prior to Portland(required)
31. Other Travel Information
32. Enter all other flight information. Do not include the flight information you entered above for the flight that comes to Portland.
33. Enter each flight, beginning with your first flight.
34. Enter in the following format: "Airline Name, Flight Number, Departure Date and Time, City of Departure"
35. All Other Flights(required)
36. Destination In Portland
37. Where should the driver take you after you arrive at Portland Airport? Enter the destination address. Enter the address in a format similar to this: 1630 SW Clay St, Portland. If you are in PSU housing, enter the name and address of the campus housing building you will live in. Do not enter the address for ID card services or campus housing check-in location. Your driver will take you to those places prior to taking you and your bags to your campus housing building.
38. [NOTE: 1630 = street number; SW Clay St = street name; Portland = City; OR - State]
39. Destination Name(required)
40. Destination Address(required)
41. If you will be available via a texting app or SMS while traveling, enter the app name, country code, and phone number. NOTE: don't include these characters: " [ ]
42. FORMAT: [App Name or "SMS" if no app] "+" [country code] [phone number]
43. Does your country's PSU student group make arrangements to send a representative of your country with the FOCUS driver to the airport?
44. If your country's student group is listed below and you would like us to make arrangements for this, please select below.
45. If you do not see a student group that represents your country, select "None."
46. If you select a student group below, you are giving FOCUS permission to share relevant data on the application that will be needed to make the requested arrangements.
47. Student Group RepresentativeSelect oneNoneIndian Student Association at PSU(required)
48. Additional Information
49. Will any family members be traveling with you that will also need pickup at the airport? If so, enter their name, age, whether male or female, and their relationship to you. In the questions below regarding luggage/bags, include their luggage in the number of pieces you report.
50. Family members traveling with you
51. Hold your mouse over the three following fields to see the descriptions for "Checked Items," "Overhead Items," and "Personal Items"
52. Checked ItemsSelect None1 checked item2 checked items3 checked items4 checked items5 checked items6 checked items7 checked items8 checked items9 checked items10 checked items(required)
53. Carry-On ItemsSelect None1 carry-on item (one per person)2 carry-on items (for two people)3 carry-on items (for three people)4 carry-on items (for four people)5 carry-on items (for five people)(required)
54. Personal ItemsSelect None1 personal item (one per person)2 personal items (for two people)3 personal items (for three people)4 personal items (for four people)5 personal items (for five people)(required)
56. Please review the information on this website regarding airport pickups. If you have any questions that are not answered on the website, or if you have additional information you want us to have, you may enter them here.
57. Additional information or questions
58. Would you like information from FOCUS about their other activities and events for internationals?
59. YesNo
60. Would you like a copy of your request emailed to you? If so, check below.
61. Send me a copy (CHECK BOX)
62. Please enter COVID vaccination information, including types of vaccine and dates received
63. COVID Vaccines Received(required)
64. If you are not taken to the follow-up page after pressing "submit" then review your entries to make sure you entered all required fields using the correct format (for dates and numbers).