Spring 2022 Student Reminders
Please review the reminders below as they contain important reminders about maintaining status for new student and continuing F and J students. Boston University is required to confirm your enrollment to the Department of Homeland Security through the Student Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) at the start of each semester. 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
Proof of Full COVID Vaccination Required to Enter the US
On October 25, 2021, President Biden issued A Proclamation on Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic which changes COVID-related travel restrictions for nonimmigrants entering the US. Effective 12:01am EST on November 8, 2021, the geographic travel ban restrictions will be replaced with a requirement for... More
Fall 2021 Student Check-In & Enrollment Reminders
We are excited to welcome students back to campus this fall. Please see instructions below for Fall 2021 check-in procedures. Boston University is required to confirm your enrollment to the Department of Homeland Security through the Student Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) at the start of each semester. We have... More
Presidential Proclamation Bans Entry to the US for Small Number of Graduate Students and Researchers from China
August 5, 2024– Proclamation 10043 restricting entry to the US for certain Chinese graduate students and researchers remains in effect under President Biden’s administration. See more details about the proclamation as well as categories of students exempted from the ban below. Many BU students have continued to receive visa approvals... More
Travel from India to the US restricted due to COVID
President Biden signed a Presidential Proclamation restricting travel to the US from India effective 12:01am on May 4, 2021 for any nonimmigrants physically present in India during the 14-day period preceding their entry or attempted entry to the United States. The Department of State announced that F-1 students travelling from India... 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
International Students & Scholars Office: Summer Travel Reminder and Fall 2021 Considerations
We hope this message finds you well! ISSO would like to provide you with a few important updates and reminders as we look forward to the Fall semester. We appreciate that many of you are already outside of the US, and those of you who have remained in the US... More
We Must Welcome International Students Again
BU President Robert Brown and NYU President Andrew Hamilton author an article in INSIDE HIGHER ED urging more support from the Biden administration in welcoming back international students to American campuses.
Spring 2021 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 calendar. Additional dates may be added during the semester. All workshops will be offered virtually via Zoom. ... 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
