March 2025
March 28, 2025 *The following information is included in the ISO Newsletter sent out today, Friday, March 28* CONTENTS* NEW ADVICE: When Inside the U.S., Please Carry All Your Immigration Documents […]
Dear international students and scholars, As you know, we continually monitor U.S. government policy for any changes that could affect members of our MIT community. Although this note is not […]
The MIT Office of General Counsel has published updated resources titled Special Topics in Immigration and International Travel on its webpage. The resources can be accessed here (Kerberos and Touchstone […]
UPDATE: 03/15/2025: Last night the U.S. Senate passed the budget continuing resolution, and today President Trump signed the resolution, preventing a government shutdown. The new continuing resolution extends the operations […]
February 2025
Please Read Through the End of the Full Letter Below Dear MIT International Students, We know that many students are considering travel plans for the Spring term, and specifically the […]
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 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 […]