August 2025
On August 28, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed a rule that would eliminate “Duration of Status (D/S)” for individuals holding F, J, and I nonimmigrant status. […]
On August 19, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has expanded the types of benefit requests that receive social media vetting, adding reviews for “anti-American” and […]
In early July 2025, the U.S. Department of State began making changes to visas for international students and scholars from the 54 countries listed below. The changes apply to the […]
Effective September 2, 2025, the US Department of State will significantly reduce the types of visa applicants eligible for a waiver of interview at US Consulates. Most nonimmigrant visa applicants […]
July 2025
ISO Virtual Forum: Visa Processing Wednesday, July 9 at 7:00pm Eastern U.S. Time (Cambridge, Massachusetts time) Open to all MIT international students, incoming and continuing. Zoom Link: https://mit.zoom.us/j/95521082582*Kerberos login and […]
June 2025
The ISO, and most MIT offices, will be closed on Friday, July 4, 2025, in observance of the Independence Day holiday. The ISO will close for walk-ins at 3:00pm on […]
Dear International Students and Scholars, The U.S. Department of State has announced that they will resume scheduling entry visa interviews for student and scholar visa statuses (F, J, M) at U.S. Embassies/Consulates […]
The ISO, and most MIT offices, will be closed on Thursday, June 19, 2025, in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. The ISO will re-open on Friday, June 20 at 9:00am for […]
ISO Staff will be working Monday-Friday from 9:00am-5:00pm, but will have a hybrid of in-person, walk-in hours and days when staff will be in the office or working fully remote […]
The following ISO Broadcast Alert email was sent to all New Admitted MIT International Students on Monday, June 9, 2025. Please see full text of email below. ISO Broadcast Alert […]
