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The  JHU Tax Office has purchased a license for GLACIER Tax Prep which is Federal tax preparation software for Nonresident Alien (NRA) Students and Scholars.  GLACIER Tax Prep is specifically designed to help NRA’s file a federal tax return so it is user friendly and generates the appropriate federal tax return for each NRA.  JHU’s license […]

*IMPORTANT* Updates on Office of International Services Schedules for Office Hours and Advising Please be aware that all JHU offices, including OIS, will be closed on Monday December 25, Tuesday, December 26, Friday, December 29 and Monday, January 1 in observance of the holidays.  OIS will also have the following adjustments for various locations as […]

On September 5, 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the administration’s decision to terminate DACA as of March 5, 2018.  For detailed information and answers to frequently asked questions, please visit: https://ois.jhu.edu/Immigration_and_Visas/Other_Visa_Types_and_Statuses/DACA/index.html    President Daniels’ and Provost Kumar’s statement about DACA to the JHU community can be accessed here.

USCIS announced Monday the reinstatement of H-1B premium processing for cap exempt employers. Effectively immediately, the OIS may upgrade to premium processing any H-1B case currently pending at USCIS, or file any new H-1B case under premium processing. To request premium processing for a H-1B case, the hiring Department must provide the OIS with a […]

On Friday, March 3, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a suspension of premium processing for all H-1B temporary worker petitions not filed prior to April 3.  All such cases must actually be RECEIVED at USCIS by Friday, March 31. The impacts are as follows: OIS will file all eligible, currently pending departmental H-1B requests that have been […]

JHU’s Office of International Services (OIS) will be holding information sessions this week on the various Executive Orders promulgated last week by President Donald Trump.   They will be held as follows: Campus Date and Time Location East Baltimore Wednesday, Feb. 111:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wood Basic Science Building, West Lecture Hall  Homewood Wednesday, Feb. […]

*IMPORTANT* Updates on Office of International Services Schedules for Office Hours and Advising Please be aware that all JHU offices, including OIS, will be closed on Friday December 23; Monday, December 26; Friday, December 30; and Monday, January 2 in observance of the holidays.  All locations will also be closed the afternoon of Friday, January […]

On October 24 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a final rule that will increase the fees for most immigration applications and petitions.  The new fees go into effect on December 23.   Some of the fees to be increased include:  For the full announcement, see the USCIS website.  

Between June and August 2016, the U.S. consulate in Toronto will suspend nonimmigrant visa appointments for third-country nationals (TCN) other than those residing in Canada, a consular official has confirmed.  Although a limited number of summer TCN appointments in Toronto remain, these are expected to be exhausted quickly. Emergency appointments may be granted on a […]

Foreign nationals who need to apply for an H or L visa in India currently face visa appointment wait times of 75 to more than 115 days at the U.S. consulates in Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi.  The appointment backlog is likely to delay U.S. employment start dates and reentry to the United […]