Harvard International Office

Welcome to Harvard! If you're an international student or scholar arriving to Harvard for the first time, please stop by our office in the Smith Center, Suite 864 to register. If you're a returning student or scholar and would like to get a new travel signature or have any questions, please come see us as well!

During registration period, the HIO will be operating on extended hours, Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm. Please remember your passport, I-20 or DS-2019 form. After September 5th, the HIO will return to its normal schedule.

See you soon!

Traveling for the holidays? Don't forget to make sure you have a valid travel signature on your form I-20 or DS-2019. Travel signatures are valid for one year, except for short-term scholars and students on OPT. If you need a signature, drop by the HIO in the Smith Campus Center weekdays from 9 am to 3 pm.

https://www.seas.harvard.edu/news/2017/12/international-rhodes-scholar-has-global-aspirations

Congratulations to international student Mandela Patrick, A.B. Class of 2018 from Trinidad, for earning the 2018 Commonwealth Caribbean Rhodes Scholarship!

International Rhodes Scholar has global aspirations | Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Happy Halloween from the HIO!

New to campus, check out these orientations and tours!

Spouse/Partner Orientation
Tuesday, October 3rd
10:00 a.m. to 12:00p.m.
Smith Center Room 860
This 90 minute session focuses on the needs of the spouse or partner accompanying the student or scholar to Harvard. It covers, among other things, J-2 work permission, shopping information, adjustment to a new culture, etc. Students and scholars are welcome to attend. Children must be carefully supervised by their parents.

Tour
Wednesday, October 4th
10:00a.m. to 12:00a.m.
Central Square and Memorial Drive: In Central Square you will be introduced to a number of grocery stores, and a very small department store. We will take a bus to Memorial Drive where we will visit a computer/electronic store and two grocery stores. Be sure to bring exact change of $2.75(one way) in cash/Charlie Ticket or have a $2.25 (one way) on your Charlie Card for the bus ride. At total of $5.50 or $4.50 will be needed for a roundtrip. This tour lasts for about two and a half hours.

To reserve a spot, end an email message to [email protected]. Please put the words “10/04/17 Walking Tour” in the subject line. A message will be sent with information on where to meet or of a cancellation in case of inclement weather.

International students at Harvard leave their mark! Check out this article in which John Wang (Class of 2016 and now at the Design School) unveils his art installation!

Student’s prize-winning art installation unveiled at Radcliffe Yard Harvard College alum and GSD student John Wang’s “100+ Years at 73 Brattle” is now installed as the winner of the third Radcliffe Institute Public Art Competition.

For more information on the Presidential Proclamation issued on September 24th, please visit our website: http://www.hio.harvard.edu/news/presidential-proclamation-restricting-inbound-travel-united-states

This is a very fluid situation and we urge any national from any of these eight countries to speak to his or her HIO International Student and Scholar Advisor before planning any international travel. The HIO is working with offices and key stakeholders throughout the University to offer resources and support and to advocate for the international students and scholars across the University who are important members of our community and who play a critical role in Harvard’s academic mission.

Presidential Proclamation Restricting Inbound Travel to the United States | Harvard International Office President Trump on Sunday, September 24, issued a Presidential Proclamation restricting inbound travel to the United States for certain nationals of Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria and Yemen. The scope and effect of the entry ban varies based on the country in question. The ban goes...

SOCIAL SECURITY COMING TO CAMPUS

Eligible for a social security number? Bring your paperwork to the HIO tomorrow, Wednesday the 20th from 9 am to 3 pm, and the Social Security Administration will do the rest!

F-1 Students: Please bring the originals and copies of your passport, visa, I-20, and employment letter

J-1 holders: Please bring the originals and copies of your passport, visa, and DS-2019

Harvard's President Faust wrote a letter to President Trump regarding his plans for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Read it here:
http://www.harvard.edu/president/news/2017/letter-to-president-trump-regarding-daca

Letter to President Trump regarding DACA | Harvard University Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally. Harvard University is made up of 11 principal academic units.

New to campus? Returning for the fall semester? Take a look at our student guide, both for new students and returning students!

http://hio.harvard.edu/student-guide

Student Guide | Harvard International Office Congratulations on your admission to Harvard University. The following links provide helpful information for you. As you prepare to come to Harvard we hope that you will take a few moments to explore some of the links we have listed below to obtain specific information that helps ease your transitio...

EXTENDED HOURS:

Through Monday, August 28th, the HIO will be open to clients until 5 pm. If you need to register, get forms signed, or have any questions, please drop by any time from 9 am to 5 pm!

Welcome (back) to campus! If you're returning for the Fall, take a look at your I-20 or DS-2019 and check to see if you need a new travel signature*. If you do, come visit our office with your forms and your passport to get a new signature. If you're coming to campus for the first time, please stop by with those same documents to register with us!

*Travel signatures are valid for 12 months for all returning students and scholars, except for students on post-completion OPT, whose signatures are valid for 6 months.