February 2025
The ISO, and most MIT offices, will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2025 in observance of the Presidents’ Day holiday. The ISO will close for walk-ins beginning at 3:00pm […]
Dear international students and scholars, A warm welcome to the new semester at MIT. We are writing to let you know that we are closely following the developments in Washington […]
The MIT Office of the Vice President for Finance (VPF), along with the International Students Office (ISO) and International Scholars Office (ISchO) have announced the MIT Tax Workshops 2025, for […]
January 2025
Please see the message sent to the MIT community today: Dear members of the MIT community, I prepared this brief video message for all of you in response to questions I’ve been […]
The ISO, and most MIT offices, will be closed on Monday, January 20, 2025 in observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. The ISO will close for walk-ins […]
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently finalized the remaining provisions of the H-1B Modernization Act first introduced in October 2023. Certain provisions related to the H-1B cap were implemented in March […]
December 2024
UPDATE: 12/21/2024: Early Saturday morning, December 21, the U.S. Senate voted to pass, and President Biden signed, the continuing resolution which extends government funding through March 14, 2025, thus avoiding […]
The ISO will have the following walk-in or remote office hours for the Winter Break and Independent Activity Period (IAP). Please note that while walk-in hours are specific below, when […]
On November 26, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated their policy manual to remove conflicting guidance on study away programs that was posted on August 27, 2024. Specifically, […]
On Monday, December 9, 2024, the US Department of State published Public Notice 12555 in the Federal Register, updating the Exchange Visitor Skills List. The new Skills List becomes effective […]
