August 2025
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 […]
June 2025
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 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 […]
Dear international students and scholars, On June 4, 2025, the White House released a Presidential Proclamation titled Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign […]
April 2025
Starting on May 7, 2025, an individual 18 years of age or older will need to show a state-issued identification document or driver’s license under REAL ID requirements, or another […]
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
ATTENTION: This Guidance Remains In Effect Until Further Notice.The ISO Will Issue Updates As New Information Becomes Available. The following information was included in the ISO’s March 28, 2025, Newsletter. […]
ATTENTION: This Travel Guidance Remains In Effect Until Further Notice.The ISO Will Issue Updates As New Information Becomes Available. Dear international students and scholars, As you know, we continually monitor […]
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 […]
