Spring 2024 Workshops
Please find our virtual immigration workshop series below. Join us at one of our scheduled workshops to learn about maintaining status and employment benefits as an F-1 student and ask questions. In addition, do access one of our on-demand workshops available on our website about OPT or on-campus student employment. Spring 2024 Workshop... More
Spring 2024 Student Reminders
Please review the information below for important reminders about maintaining status for new students and continuing F and J students. Please read our updated summaries of F-1 student and J-1 student regulations to learn more! Update Your Addresses in the MyBU Student Portal It is critical that you understand the different addresses on the MyBU Student Portal and keep each... More
USCIS Premium Processing Fee Increases
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced increases to premium-processing fees effective February 26, 2024. Premium processing allows for accelerated case review for certain petitions. Premium processing is available for several services, including OPT and STEM OPT extensions, certain Form I-539 applications to extend/change nonimmigrant status and Form I-129 petitions... More
ISSOPortal is Live for Student Immigration Processing!
The International Students & Scholars Office (ISSO) has launched a new system to manage all international student documents and immigration processing. The new ISSOPortal allows students to securely upload documents and to initiate and track requests for immigration processing like travel signatures CPT, OPT, extensions etc. online through a single portal. Students should... More
Reminders for F-1 Students Graduating in January
As you near the end of your program, it is important for you to read the information below so you can understand your how program completion impacts your F-1 student status. The end date on your I-20 is initially determined by the average length of your program but often changes during... More
Spring 2023 Student Reminders
Please review the information below for important reminders about maintaining status for new students and continuing F and J students. Please read our updated summaries of F-1 student and J-1 student regulations to learn more! Update Your Addresses in the MyBU Student Portal It is critical that you understand the different addresses... More
Latest country specific COVID travel bans revoked. Vaccination & testing requirements remain.
On December 28, 2021, President Biden revoked nonimmigrant travel restrictions to the US through or from the Republic of Botswana, the Kingdom of Eswatini, the Kingdom of Lesotho, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mozambique, the Republic of Namibia, the Republic of South Africa, and the Republic of Zimbabwe... More
USDOS Expands COVID Travel Ban Waivers for F-1 Students
The US Department of State expanded eligibility for National Interest Exceptions (NIEs) from the COVID travel bans to include F-1 students travelling to the US from China, Iran, Brazil, or South Africa, if their academic program begins August 1, 2021 or later. F-1 students travelling to the US from the... More
Welcome, New Students!
Riho Imada (from left) and Akari Noguchi, both students at the Center for English Language and Orientation Programs, and Andrew Burwash (CAS'18) at the International Student Reception, held September 4 at the Trustee Ballroom. Photo by Jackie Riccardi
