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The following message was sent by email on 7/20/21 to all current students in F-1 and J-1 status. Greetings, JHU International Students! We hope your summer is going well and that you and your loved ones are remaining safe and healthy. As you make your preparations for the resumption of your programs in fall, please find […]

The following message was sent by email on 7/6/21 to international students with an initial or transfer pending form I-20 (F-1) or DS-2019 (J-1). Greetings, JHU International Students! We hope your summer is going well and that you and your loved ones are remaining safe and healthy. As you make your preparations for the resumption […]

The following message was sent to all students with an F-1 or J-1 student record on June 3, 2021. The Office of International Services (OIS) has learned that the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) has been made aware of a spoofing scam involving individuals using an SEVP Response Center (SRC) phone number (703-603-3400) or […]

The following message was sent on May 5, 2021 to students in F-1 status, international students admitted for the 2021-22 academic year and international students intending to enter the U.S. in F-1 status to continue an academic program for the 2021-22 academic year.     Greetings from the Office of International Services. We sincerely hope you and your family members are […]

The message below was sent to all students in F-1 status with a pending or requested OPT or STEM OPT. You are receiving this email because the Office of International Services (OIS) recently issued you an I-20 with an OPT or STEM OPT recommendation and your request is still in Pending or Requested status. As […]

On January 12 the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] announced a COVID-19 testing requirement for all air passengers entering the U.S. Effective January 26, all travelers will be required to provide documentation of a negative COVID-19 test before they will be allowed to board their flight to the U.S. The test must be administered within […]

The following message was sent to all students in F-1 or J-1 status on November 3. The Office of International Services (OIS) has been informed of another recent scam targeting international students in the United States. This latest alert came from a university in California. Essentially, an imposter fraudulently represents himself or herself as an ICE officer […]

USCIS announced on Friday, October 16, 2020 that it would increase the fee for Premium Processing effective October 19, 2020. The full announcement is available on the USCIS website. As the fee is effective immediately, cases already in process with an OIS advisor are subject to the new fee. If your Department has submitted USCIS filing fees to the OIS […]

On October 8, 2020, two new Interim Final Rules were published in the Federal Register that are expected to impact JHU’s ability to sponsor H-1B temporary workers and may impact some individuals who JHU wishes to sponsor for permanent residency. These rules were issued without advanced notice; one was effective Thursday, October 8 and the other is […]

UPDATE: On September 29, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a nationwide preliminary injunction and stay on implementation of the 2020 final USCIS fee rule in its entirety. New fees and form versions associated with that rule that were to be required on October 2, 2020, as well as all other […]