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On April 22 President Trump issued the “Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak” .  This does not impact individuals in a non-immigrant visa status such as F-1, J-1, H-1B, O-1, or TN or their dependents.  

On Friday, March 20, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the temporary suspension of premium processing for all I-129 and I-140 petitions due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Full announcement available on the USCIS website. Some of the immediate impacts are as follows: The OIS will continue to process all H-1B requests in progress and file those […]

The following message was emailed by the Office of International Services to currently enrolled F-1 students on March 18, 2020. We are reaching out to address concerns you may have regarding your visa status now that we have confirmation that courses will continue via remote instruction for the rest of Spring 2020. UPDATE ON REMOTE INSTRUCTION As […]

The following message was emailed by the Office of International Services to currently enrolled J-1 degree-seeking and exchange students students on March 18, 2020. We are reaching out to address concerns you may have regarding your visa status now that we have confirmation that courses will continue via remote instruction for the rest of Spring 2020. UPDATE ON […]

The following message was emailed by the Office of International Services to currently enrolled F-1 students on March 11, 2020.   By now, you have likely read the message from President Daniels cancelling in-person classes and transitioning to remote instruction until at least April 12. We are reaching out to address concerns you may have regarding your F-1 status during this […]

The following message was emailed by the Office of International Services to currently enrolled J-1 degree-seeking and exchange students on March 11, 2020. By now, you have likely read the message from President Daniels cancelling in-person classes and transitioning to remote instruction until at least April 12. We are reaching out to address concerns you may have […]

The following message was sent to JHU Students, Faculty and Staff on January 24, 2020. Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff: Earlier today you received an email from the Johns Hopkins Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response (CEPAR) regarding the evolving situation around the emergence of a new coronavirus centered in Wuhan, China (2019-nCoV). We […]

JHU COVID-19 communications and resources are updated regularly online.  

On Friday, January 17, the Office of International Service’s (OIS) office hours and walk-in advising will be adjusted as follows: Homewood Campus – no walk-in advising hours, staff are available by email [[email protected]] 8:30am-12pm and phone [667-208-7001] 8:30am-4:30pm DC Campus – no walk-in advising hours, staff are available by email [[email protected]] 9am-12pm, open for document pick up 1pm-4:30pm […]

All university offices, including OIS, are closed December 24, December 25, December 31, January 1 and January 20. OIS @ DC will be closed Friday, January 17. OIS @ Medical Institutions and OIS @ Homewood will close at 11:30am on Friday, January 17. Other Location-Specific Updates OIS @ Medical InstitutionsOIS @ Medical Institutions will maintain regular Monday-Thursday […]