Expansion to Travel Ban Announced
President Trump announces expansion to Presidential Proclamation 9645 restricting travel to the U.S. Travel to the U.S. as an immigrant for nationals of Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania will be suspended effective 12:01am February 21, 2020. These new restrictions only apply to immigrant visas and do not restrict nonimmigrant visa... More
Spring Semester Workshop Schedule for Students
The ISSO is pleased to announce our spring workshop schedule on topics including on-campus employment, applying for Optional Practical Training, and Interviewing in the U.S. For complete workshop dates, locations and session descriptions, see our calendar. Additional dates may be added during the semester. Please note the location of the workshop you... More
ISSO Travel Advisory – Winter 2019/2020
Are you travelling outside the U.S. over Thanksgiving or Winter Intersession? November is a great time to renew your “travel signature” and avoid the long lines at ISSO! If you are planning to graduate in January of 2019, or if your I-20 or DS-2019 is expiring, then you may need to take... More
ISSO Advisory: Reminders to Students about Maintaining your F-1 Status
We are writing to highlight a few key pieces of information that will be useful to you in maintaining your F-1 status while you are enrolled at Boston University. A link to the ISSO webpage on maintaining your status is here While the webpage above contains more complete details of what... More
ISSO Expands Student Advising Services at BUMC
ISSO is now offering mini student advising appointments every Tuesday afternoon from 12pm – 4pm at the medical campus for students registered at the Goldman School of Dental Medicine (SDM), the School of Medicine (MED) and the School and Public Health (SPH). BUMC students should call the ISSO at 617.353.3565... More
Fall 2019 ISSO student workshop schedule
The ISSO is pleased to announce our Fall workshop schedule on topics including on-campus employment, applying for Optional Practical Training, and Interviewing in the U.S. For complete workshop dates, locations and session descriptions, see our calendar. Additional dates may be added during the semester. Please note the location of the workshop you... More
Tips to Avoid Common Scams and Fraud Schemes
See the BU Today story about rental scams targeting international students and some helpful reminders from BUPD. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security routinely issues alerts to encourage international students to take precautions against fraudulent schemes or scams. See the ISSO web page on Avoiding and Reporting Common Scams and... More
ISSO Travel Advisory – Summer 2019
Are you traveling outside the U.S. over summer break? If you are planning to graduate in May or September of 2019, or if yourI-20 or DS-2019 is expiring, then you may need to take steps with the ISSO before you depart the U.S. You may have difficulty returning to the U.S. in F-1 or... More
Spring 2019 Workshop
International Students & Scholars Office Spring 2019 Workshop Schedule The ISSO is pleased to announce our spring workshop schedule on topics including on-campus employment, applying for Optional Practical Training, and Interviewing in the U.S. For complete workshop dates, locations and session descriptions, see our the ISSO event calendar as additional dates may... More
ISSO Advisory for Travel – Winter 2018/2019
Are you travelling outside the U.S. over Thanksgiving or Winter Intersession? November is a great time to renew your “travel signature” and avoid the long lines at ISSO! If you are planning to graduate in January of 2019, or if your I-20 or DS-2019 is expiring, then you may need to take... 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
