April 2025
An interim final rule, Alien Registration Form and Evidence of Registration, was published by US Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, on March 12, 2025 and will […]
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 […]
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 […]
January 2025
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: 03/04/2025: If a new federal budget or funding resolution is passed by 11:59pm on Friday, March 14, 2025, it will prevent a government shutdown in the short-term. Please check […]
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, […]
